Written on the Body | 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.

Pages 9-54 Abstract

* The narrator reflects on affairs he or she had. The reader is unaware of the narrator's gender and name.

Pages 54-87 Abstract

* The narrator believes that all married women cheat out of boredom.

Pages 87-139 Abstract

* The narrator had a bad relationship with a woman named Bathsheba, who...
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