Shane Notes

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 themes

• Chapter-by-chapter summaries and commentaries

• Critical analysis of Western regional literature

• Comparison of Shane, the novel and the movie

• Suggested essay questions to prompt your creativity

• Selected bibliography for further reading

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