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Plot Summary of Love Me Tonight
"The main female character is left alone to tend the farm after her husband is killed fighting for the south in the Civil War. When the war is over, a Yankee shows up with his young son looking for work in order to earn enough to het his son back home to Maryland. Even though they are worlds apart as far as society is concerned, they work together, care for each other and manage to fall in love in a time that did not allow for such."
Jane H Wheeler, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 19th century
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes
Loss of... - husband/boyfriend/squeeze
Wisdom from homeless/bum? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - homemaker
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - small businessman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
Ice Caps/Sea? Yes
Where? - Ocean
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
Unusual Style: - a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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