| Man meets woman. They fall in love. They marry. His parents disapprove and disown him. They live and scrounge to survive. He graduates from college. He gets a good job. They move. They try to have kids. They seek profressional help. He finds out she has leukemia. She gets sicker and sicker. She finally dies and he reunites with his dad. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's Family, struggle with Yes Struggle with: - Father (or standin) Family, caring for ill Yes Who is sick? - wife because he/she is - physically ill Internal struggle/realization? Yes Struggle over Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes Loss of... Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes Eccentric: How sensitive is this character? Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 () United States Yes The US: - Northeast City? Yes City: - Boston Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids Misc setting Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - impregnation/reproduction Lot of foul language? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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