Swann's Way | 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.

Overture Abstract

* This book is a collection of memories from an unnamed narrator. He talks about his childhood.

Combray Abstract

* The narrator hated his bedroom as a child because he did not sleep well, and he had to be away from his mother at night. His Parisian bedroom is described in detail. (read more)