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Plot Summary of Big Sur
"Jack Duluoz travels to San Francisco to head down to a friend's cabin in Big Sur. Once at the cabin, he meets up with other friends. During his stay, the effects of alcohol abuse are apparent. He goes into detail about his paranoia and shows that he can get himself into quite a delirium. The upbeat side to the book is the beautiful descriptions of Big Sur and the poem, "Sea" at the end."
Kristy Pastore, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Druggie/Wino problems? - alcohol

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 ()
United States Yes
The US: - California

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Unusual Style: - a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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