Section 1 Summary (Chapters 1-8) In Part One of Gone Girl‚ titled “Boy Loses Girl‚” the chapters alternate between the perspectives of Nick Dunne‚ the main character‚ and Amy Elliott‚ Nick’s wife. Nick’s chapters focus on present day‚ while Amy’s chapters are her diary entries from the past‚ integrated into the story to give insight on her overall personality and her feelings towards their marriage and relationship. Nick’s present day starts with Nick waking up in their rented house in Carthage
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I’m Not Scared CHAPTER SUMMARIES CHAPTER 1: Main characters have a race‚ Maria hurts her leg. Barbara forced to complete a forfeit‚ Michele does it instead. Michele completes forfeit. Most of the main characters are talked about. Papa brings them a present of a model Gondola; Acqua Traverse is revealed. CHAPTER 2: There is a talk with Michele and Maria at the start. Michele finds Fillipo‚ there is a lot of description of Michele finding him. Michele at this point is horrified‚ he tries to
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Chapter 8 Summary In Neil Postman’s book‚ Amusing Ourselves to Death‚ he attempts to persuade Americans that television is changing every aspect of our culture and world. In chapter 8‚ Shuffle Off to Bethlehem‚ Postman uses three arguing styles very well: ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos‚ which help him push the reader‚ specifically televised religion viewers and churchgoers‚ to believe that televised religion is not a replacement for religion. Throughout the chapter‚ Postman creates the feeling of guilt
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Chapter Summaries of Saving Francesca Chapter 1: Plot: Mia is Francesca’s mother. Very dominant and a University Lecturer. Mia is well liked. Acts how she wants. Actively involved in Francesca’s life. Gives her lots of advice/pep talks. Fran attends St. Sebastian – previously all boys. Only 30 girls attend‚ Fran misses old friends. Quotes Francesca- mother as “Queen of Limitations Placers” pg.2 (Meaning she wants Francesca to be like her) -Fran ‘saved’ from outrages behaviour “My friends always told
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suggested Mr. and Mrs. Hale‚ and the sheriff Mr. Peters and his wife Mrs. Peters‚ to leave‚ while he stays behind to continue looking further for any kind of evidence that can be used. MR. HENDERSON (his voice sounding exhausted): I believe it’s okay for you all to leave since there isn’t much to left to look over anyways. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters looked relieved as soon as they heard those words. MR HENDERSON: I’ll stay behind because it’s just impossible to not find anything around here. . . in the
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spits into the street. He is preoccupied with money‚ especially since his dental practice does not do well. Tench feels trapped in a futile existence in Mexico‚ and he is unable to save enough money to escape. There are several themes that this chapter foreshadows. To begin with‚ Tench thinks about the sham of government prohibition in the province. The reader clearly sees cases of beer being unloaded from the General Obregon (named after a past Mexican President); but it is a government ship
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Summary of Reading – Chapter #2 Chapter 2 of The New Jim Crow focuses on how the system of mass incarceration works. Alexander concentrates on the "War on Drugs‚" because "convictions for drug offenses are the single most important cause of the explosion in incarceration rates in the United States." Early on‚ she exposes myths‚ noting that the war is not "aimed at ridding the nation of drug ’kingpins’ or big-time drug dealers‚" and the drug war is not "principally concerned with dangerous drugs"
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Plot Summary A group of young boys are stranded alone on an island after their plane crashes. Left to fend for themselves‚ they must take on the responsibilities of adults‚ even if they are not ready to do so. Inevitably‚ two factions form: one group (lead by Ralph) want to build shelters and collect food‚ whereas Jack’s group would rather have fun and hunt; illustrating the difference between civilization and savagery. The growing enmity between them leads to a bloody and frightening
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think about his past 6) Keith’s father spends most of his time working at home and takes a massive attention to detail within everything almost presenting an idea that everything has to be perfect and in order. It is made clear to us throughout chapter 2 that Keith and his father do not have a strong relationship as Keith’s father mostly ignores him. He
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Chapter 20 Summary While Victor is working one night on his new creature‚ he begins to wonder about what would happen when he finishes his creation. He imagines that his new being might not want to keep his promises‚ or that the two creatures might have families‚ creating “a race of devils . . . on the earth.” In these thoughts‚ Victor looks up to the windows and sees the monster staring at him through the frame. Stunned by the monster’s ugliness and the option of a second creature like him‚ he
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