Insight - No Great Mischief

EACH TITLE FEATURES:

An overview of the text for quick reference, including notes on the author’s life and work, a plot synopsis, a character map and brief character summaries
Discussion of the historical, cultural and social contexts relevant to the text
Close analysis of each chapter/scene/story, with chapter questions
Detailed analysis of characters, themes and ideas
Discussion of different responses to and interpretations of the text
Guidelines on successful essay writing
Essay topics, a sample analysis of a topic and a sample essay on the text.

Insight Text Guides – No Great Mischief is designed to help secondary English students understand and analyse the text. This comprehensive study guide to Alistair MacLeod’s novel contains detailed character and chapter analysis and explores genre, structure, themes and language. Essay questions and sample answers help to prepare students for creating written responses to the text.

ISBN 9781875882731
About the writer:
Scott Hurley, BA (SUNY Albany), MA (CU Boulder), PhD (CUNY), has taught Literature and Composition in the US, (CUNY). His areas of specialty are the 20th Century novel, American Literature, Irish Literature and Modernism.