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Section I - Chapters1-4

“The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Flynn, Gillian. Sharp Objects. Broadway Books, 2006. Print.

Chapter 1:

- The novel begins on a chilly May 12 in Chicago.

- The story is narrated by the protagonist Camille Preaker, a reporter for the Daily Post.

- The Daily Post is the fourth largest newspaper in Chicago.

- The story opens with Camille having a conversation between herself and her editor, Frank Curry.

- In this opening scene, Camille is preoccupied with a thumbtack that Curry has taken from her. (This obsession with sharp objects will be important later on in the novel.)

- In Curry's office, Curry asks Camille to tell him about Wind Gap.

- She tells him that Wind Gap is in the bottom of Missouri, right between Arkansas and Tennessee, and that the town is made up of...

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