A Promised Land

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2020

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Before You Read Beta

Summary

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Preface

Part 1, Chapters 1-4

Part 2, Chapters 5-9

Part 3, Chapters 10-13

Part 4, Chapters 14-17

Part 5, Chapters 18-21

Part 6, Chapters 22-24

Part 7, Chapters 25-27

Key Figures

Themes

Index of Terms

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

Discuss the title of the memoir in relation to the founding principles of America and Obama’s presidential campaign message.

Obama wrote his memoir after the election of Donald Trump. How do you think the election of a president with diametrically opposed views inflects Obama’s writing?

What are Obama’s views on family and community? How did these views inform his presidency?