White Teeth | 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 One, Archie, 1974, 1945, Chapter 1, The Peculiar Second Marriage of Archie Jones, Abstract

* Archie Jones attempts suicide in his car by filtering carbon monoxide into the car with a hose while parked on a side street in London, New Year's Day, 1975.
* He is saved by a local butcher, who wants...
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