The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club | 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.

Section I, ch. 1-4 Abstract

* The Pickwickians have a meeting where Samuel Pickwick reads his new paper. They decide to expand their knowledge by making a travel group.
* Blotton says something rude but it is forgiven when he says he meant it in a Pickwickian way.
* On his way to...
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