Jeanette Walls

First published: 2005

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Table of Contents

Literary Elements
• Setting
• Character List
• Conflict
• Short Summary (Synopsis)
• Themes
• Mood
• Jeanette Walls - Biography

Chapter Summaries with Notes / Analysis
• Part One - A Woman on the Street
• Part Two - The Desert
• Part Three - Welch
• Part Four - New York City
• Part Five - Thanksgiving

Overall Analysis
• Character Analysis
• Plot Structure Analysis
• Author's Style
• Rising Action
• Falling Action
• Point of View
• Themes - Theme Analysis
• Foreshadowing
• Irony
• Motifs
• Quotes / Quotations and Analysis
• Symbolism / Motifs / Metaphors / Imagery / Symbols
• Key Facts

Questions
• Study Questions / Multiple Choice Quiz
• Answer Key
• Essay Topics - Book Report Ideas