Requiem for a Dream: A Novel | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapter One | Chapter Two Abstract

* Harry locks his mother, Sara, in her closet and steals her television.
* Harry and his friend Tyrone pawn Sara's television for drug money.
* Sara returns to watching television.
* Lyle Russel from the McDick Corporation calls Sara and tells her she will be...
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