| Tobias Wolff tells the story of his teenage years. His parents are divorced, and he lives with his mother. Toby and his mother have a deep bond, and he travels with her across the country. He gets himself into a lot of trouble, but finally comes out on top. | ||
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Plot & Themes Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Kids: - committing crimes - general coming of age story Family, love Yes Special relationship with - mother Period of greatest activity? - 1900+ Subject of Biography Gender - Male Profession/status: Ethnicity - White Nationality - American Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () United States Yes The US: - Deep South - Pacific NW Century: - 1960's-1970's Writing Style Book makes you feel? - thoughtful How much dialogue in bio? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book |
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