Wide Sargasso Sea | 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 1 Abstract

* The story opens in the British colony of Jamaica during the 1830's.
* The black slaves are recently freed by the British and are poor as they await their promised compensation.
* There is a great deal of tension between the former slaves and their former owners.
* The...
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