The Caves of Steel | 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.

Conversation With A Commissioner Abstract

* Commissioner Enderby assigns Lije to work on the murder case of a Spacer being killed by a blaster.
* Spacers will agree to an Earth investigation if the investigator, Lije, will agree to work with a robot partner.
* A robot partner will be an immense challenge. (read more)