The Pelican Brief | 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.

Chapters 1-3 Abstract

* 91-year-old Supreme Court Justice Abraham Rosenberg watches a mob of 50,000 demonstrators from his wheelchair.
* Each Supreme Court Justice has two full-time FBI agents assigned to protect him.
* Rosenberg is proud that 80% of all death threats are aimed at him.
* Chief Justice John Runyan meets...
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