64 pages • 2 hours read
Richard FlanaganQuestion 7
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2023A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Parts 4-6Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Part 4, Chapter 1 Summary
Flanagan reflects on how in the past, the past was harder to access but it was simultaneously more present. His father felt that electric lights “killed ghost stories” (97).
Part 4, Chapter 2 Summary
Flanagan died on the Franklin River [in western Tasmania] when he was 21 years old. He wonders if the book he is writing is a ghost story as a result.
Part 4, Chapter 3 Summary
Flanagan reflects on how quickly his parents’ faces changed after their death. He wonders if his own face changed after he “died” in his kayaking accident.
