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| Plot Summary of Big City Girl |
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"BIG CITY GIRL has been first published in 1951.
There are two main plots in this Faulkner style novel.
Joy is the wife of Neely Sewell who's just been caught and condemned after having challenged the Texas police force. Without any money left, Joy had no choice than to stay at the Sewell's farm with her in-laws. She's a no good girl dreaming of the enchanted life of the big cities. She tries to seduce Mitch, Neely's brother, who violently rejects her. Mitch has more important problems: it looks that the river will overflow because of the continuous rains and that the cotton crop will be lost. He's spending his days reinforcing the dykes.
Meanwhile, Neely Sewell is being transferred by car to the state penitentiary not so far from the family farm. He manages to escape by provoking an accident. After a car chase, he has no other choices than to jump into the river. Bitten by a rattlesnake, he will nonetheless try to reach the family farm with one single idea in mind: to kill Joy who's betrayed him. But will he survive the flood, the police forces looking for him and the poison that runs in his veins ?"
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Big City Girl |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- depressing/sad
Time/era of story:
- 1930's-1950's
Disaster, natural or nuclear
Yes
Kind of disaster:
- flood
The crook is....
- on the run from the law
Crime Thriller
Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- crazed boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by dangerous boy/girlfriend/spouse
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- farmer
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Water?
Yes
Water:
- swimming on
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Unusual forms of death
- poisoning
- perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- little dialog
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