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Extended Summary - Shuggie Bain - Based On The Book By Douglas Stuart
Library Quick Reading
Narrator Ariel Jones
Publisher: Quick Reading Library
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EXTENDED SUMMARY SHUGGIE BAIN BASED ON THE BOOK BY DOUGLAS STUART SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: QUICK READING LIBRARY CONTENT Introduction to the Bain Family Shuggie’s Early Life Agnes’s Decline The Move to Pithead Shuggie’s Struggles with Identity Agnes’s Relationships and Despair Family Ties and Fractures Agnes’s Decline and Shuggie’s Independence The Final Farewell Analysis of Themes and Character Arcs ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK “Shuggie Bain” by Douglas Stuart is a poignant and gritty coming-of-age novel set in 1980s Glasgow. It follows Shuggie Bain, a young boy growing up in poverty, whose life is marked by his mother's crippling alcoholism. As Agnes struggles with addiction, Shuggie becomes her primary caretaker, facing neglect, isolation, and bullying. The novel explores themes of love, loyalty, identity, and survival, while highlighting the harsh realities of poverty and the complexity of familial bonds. Through Shuggie’s resilience and his battle for self-acceptance, the story delves into the emotional cost of devotion and the search for belonging.
Duration: 27 minutes (00:27:07) Publishing date: 2024-11-16; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —
