| David Lurie, the hero of "Disgrace," is a professor at a South African college. He is forced to resign after an affair with one of his students, and he goes to spend some time with his daughter out on a farm in the country. There he hopes to take stock of his life and decide what to do next. While he is there, his daughter is raped by three black South Africans. He tries to get her to leave, but she refuses. Lurie returns to the city, but later when he learns that she has become pregnant and decided to have the baby, he comes back to the farm to try and help her. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1980's-1999 Romance/Romance Problems Yes Family, struggle with Yes Struggle with: - Daughter Kind of sex: - rape Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Taboo sex story? Yes Lover is Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 () Africa Yes Kind of Africa: - Black Africa - White Enclave Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - actual description of hetero sex - rape/molest Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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