Normal People
Sally Rooney
Contributed by Youlanda Mill
Chapter Summaries
Chapter Summaries Table
Chapter Summary
Chapter 1
We meet the main characters, Marianne and Connell, who attend the same high school, but exist in two totally different spheres. Marianne is part of th...
Chapter 2
This chapter is from Marianne’s point of view.The chapter opens with Marianne leaving the house to meet Connell. She is noticed by her brother, Alan...
Chapter 3
A month has passed since the last chapter, and Marianne and Connell are spending more time together in secret. The chapter opens with them discussing ...
Chapter 4
This chapter is narrated by Marianne. It opens in a scene in a nightclub and Marianne is with a couple of other girls named Rachel, Lisa and Karen. Th...
Chapter 5
Back in Connell’s voice, this chapter opens up at a hospital. Connell’s grandmother has hurt her hip and Lorraine and Connell are visiting her. Th...
Chapter 6
This chapter oscillates back to Marianne’s point of view. It is summer and Marianne is lounging in the sun when her brother, Alan, is overheard on t...
Chapter 7
The chapter opens with Connell at a college party. He is at Trinity now and does not know anyone. He vaguely knows the one person, Gareth, who has inv...
Chapter 8
The chapter opens with Connell and Marianne driving home together in a car, with Marianne apologizing for the night before.The previous night there ha...
Chapter 9
It’s been a couple of months and Connell and Marianne’s relationship has been deepening. Connell comes over to Marianne’s flat almost every nigh...
Chapter 10
Connell has been back home for a few months and does not know that Marianne is also in town. They run into each other at the grocery store and there i...
Chapter 11
Marianne is meeting Connell for coffee, and they start talking about the political protests that are happening around them.The chapter flashes back to...
Chapter 12
The focal point of this chapter is the scholarship exams that have just been taken by the various characters. Marianne has sat for the exams, as well ...
Chapter 13
Connell and Marianne have both won scholarships, and because of it, Connell is able to be free in a way that he never has before. He can now live the ...
Chapter 14
Marianne is in Sweden, spending the year studying abroad. Since her breakup with Jamie she has fallen out of favor with almost all of her friends, who...
Chapter 15
Connell is at a mental facility on campus, filling out intake forms to see a counselor. He is asked to assess how he is feeling. Through Connell’s s...
Chapter 16
Marianne and Connell are both home for the summer, and spending time together as friends. Casually chatting, Marianne tells Connell about a recent int...
Chapter 17
The chapter is a cut back to Connell and the aftermath of Marianne’s leaving him right before. Lorraine comes home and finds Connell dejected and in...
Chapter 18
Connell and Marianne are together again and both are more secure and confident in their relationship. Connell gives Marianne what she needs, a sense o...
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