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Plot & ThemesTime/era of story - 1930's-1950's Difficult/unusual lover? - Yes How difficult? - wild lover Seduction/coercion/force - Yes How seduced/forced? - threat of exposure of secret Love Triangles/Polygons - Yes What kind: - one woman-two men Marriage/Married - Yes Marriage subplot: - seduction of someone else's wife Inner struggle subplot - Yes Struggle with... - (general) search for identity/new understanding If one lover chases another... - they alternate Who seduces whom? - mutual seduction Disability or addiction? - alcoholMain Male CharacterProfession/status: - writer Age/status: - 40's-50's Sex makes him - confident - arrogant - childishMain Female CharacterAge/status: - 20's-30's Profession/status: - unemployed Effect of sexing - confused - obedient - less bitchy/arrogant Unusual characteristics: - Physically sick - Super sensitive soggy jelly muffinSettingEurope - Yes European country: - England/UK City? - Yes City: - London Misc setting - resort/hotelWriting StyleAccounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment What % of story is romance related? - 50% How explicit is the sex? - vague references only - descript of kissing - actual description of sex Focus of story - equally on him and her How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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