The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background -- all to help you gain greater insight into great works you're bound to study for school or pleasure.In "CliffsNotes on Schaefer's Shane, " you follow a main character's appearance out of nowhere, his unbelievable feats of skill and courage, his significant influence on a Western community, and his ride out of town and into the sunset.
Told as a young boy's remembrance of the man who changed his life, "Shane" is a classic in the literature of the American West. This study guide looks into the life and background of the author, the novel's characters, and the following: Coverage of the novel's basic themesChapter-by-chapter summaries and commentariesCritical analysis of Western regional literatureComparison of "Shane," the novel and the movieSuggested essay questions to prompt your creativitySelected bibliography for further reading
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- ISBN10 0822011905
- ISBN13 9780822011903
- Publish Date 15 June 1987
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 April 1992
- Publish Country US
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Imprint Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 66
- Language English