| Jack Burns begins life in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His mother is a tattoo artist and his father is an "ink addict", meaning that he wants to have every inch of his skin tattooed. His father quickly leaves the family.
Jack and his mother move to Toronto. He goes to school at a mostly all girls school. He excels at drama, but usually plays women's parts. When he grows up, he becomes an actor. His specialty is transvestite roles. He is unhappy because he blames his mother for never allowing him to see his father. After his mother dies, his therapist encourages him to find his father. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1980's-1999 Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Internal struggle/realization? Yes Struggle over Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Parents/lack of parents problem? Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - long lived adults Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - long-lived adults Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 () United States Yes The US: - Northeast - California Europe Yes European country: - Scandinavia The Americas (not US): Yes The Americas: - Canada Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - lesbians! - actual description of hetero sex - Weiner talk! - rape/molest Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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