| The main characters, Calum and Neil, are lowly forestry workers engaged to collect cones for the war effort in World War 2. Calum is a deformed hunchback. His brother, Neil, has given up any chance of marriage and personal happiness to care for Calum and protect him from society.
The forest they are sent to work in is the sanctuary of Duror, a gamekeeper who is frustrated by his wife's long illness and his rejection from active service in the war. He absolutely hates deformity. He sees the cone gatherers as intruders and tries to turn the owner of the forest, Lady Runcie Campbell, against the men. Duror lies and twists events to manipulate the brothers but Lady Runcie Campbell's son Roderick is not taken in and sees the inner goodness of the brothers, as opposed to the inner evil of Duror. | ||
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Plot & Themes Family, caring for ill Yes Who is sick? - Brother because he/she is - physically ill Family, loving relations Yes Special relationship with - brother Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 10 () Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Misc setting Writing Style Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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