Brave New World
Summary Brave New World is set in a futuristic society where stability and happiness are maintained through strict control, scientific […]
Society & Class
The society and class theme examines wealth, poverty, status and the rules that separate groups of people. On Thornbook you’ll find summaries that show how money, gender and class shape opportunities, prejudice and conflict.
Becoming
Summary Becoming is Michelle Obama’s deeply personal memoir, tracing her journey from a working-class childhood on Chicago’s South Side to
The Great Gatsby
Summary “The Great Gatsby” follows Nick Carraway, a young bond salesman who moves to Long Island and becomes entangled in
The Kite Runner
Summary Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner follows the complicated friendship between Amir, a privileged Pashtun boy, and Hassan, the son
Animal Farm
Summary George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an allegorical novella about a group of farm animals who rise up against their
Pride and Prejudice
Summary For those interested in a Pride and Prejudice book summary, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice follows Elizabeth Bennet, a
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1984
Summary George Orwell’s 1984 is one of those books that doesn’t feel very far from real life, even though it’s
To Kill a Mockingbird
Summary Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the small, fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1930s.
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