Everything you need to understand or teach The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe.
The Bonfire of the Vanities is a sweeping saga set in 1980's New York, a decade that was popularly known as a greedy, materialistic era. Author Tom Wolfe's satirical treatment of this avarice ranges from the mean streets of Harlem to the privileged isolation of Park Avenue. Wolfe's darkly humorous drama invokes the tension of race and socio-economic relations in New York City during a decade when the haves and the...
The Bonfire of the Vanities Lesson Plans contain 125 pages of teaching material, including: