Revolutionary Road | 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.

Part 1: Chapter 1 Abstract

* The Laurel Players stage their first production in suburban Connecticut in 1955, with a New York director giving them a pep talk before opening night, but the performance is doomed do the the amateur abilities of the actors.
* The opening serves to introduce April Wheeler as a beautiful,...
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