54 pages • 1 hour read
Jack FinneyContents of the Dead Man's Pocket
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1956A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Describe Tom as a dynamic character. How has he changed by the story’s conclusion? How does the change in his character develop the story’s theme about ambition?
Why does Tom risk his life to retrieve the sheet of yellow paper? What does it represent to him? How does it symbolize his values and the life he is living?
Clare is an important character in the story, even though she appears only briefly at the beginning. Describe how her character is woven into the story as it develops. What purpose does her character serve?
