The Second Coming Summary
Walker Percy

Everything you need to understand or teach The Second Coming by Walker Percy.

  • The Second Coming Summary & Study Guide
  • 3 Literature Criticisms
  • ...and more
  • 30 The Second Coming Lessons
  • 20 Activities
  • 180 Multiple Choice Questions
  • 60 Short Essay Questions
  • 20 Essay Questions
  • Pre-Made Tests and Quizzes
  • ...and more

The Second Coming Summary

Will Barrett is depressed and contemplates suicide. He is convinced that life is meaningless and absurd, even as others routinely ask him for philanthropic donations from his vast personal estate. Although his golf game is excellent, he suffers from epilepsy and often has strange fugues and irrational ideas. Meanwhile, Allison Huger escapes from an asylum and makes her way to Will's area where she takes possession of a newly inherited greenhouse...

(read more from the Study Guide)

Study Pack

The The Second Coming Study Pack contains:

The Second Coming Study Guide

Lesson Plan

The Second Coming Lesson Plans contain 141 pages of teaching material, including: