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| Plot Summary of Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West |
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"Cormac McCarthy's novel, Blood Meridian, examines the hellish world of America in the 1800s. Following the journeys of "the kid," a nameless fourteen-year-old to his adulthood, McCarthy describes the strange world of Indian scalp bounty expeditions, led by the mysterious Judge--strangely skillful at dancing and languages, but also a compulsive child molester and killer. The journey into the West is frighteningly violent, where the lines of morality and the lines of America's boundaries are drawn in blood."
Angela Allan, Resident Scholar
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"In the 1840's a governor offered $50 per native american scalp. Groups of bandits formed, riding throught the west, murdering and scalping native americans. Into this world comes the protagonist, known only as "the kid". The kid is a fourteen year old boy who has run away from his father, and set off on his own. He joins the gang, but it is clear that he doesn't fit in with them. He has a quality which the other members of the gang lack: mercy. This captures the attention of the leader, "the judge". The Judge is a ruthless, merciless man who kills for sport. As the judge begins to take more notice of the kid they embark on a hunt from which only one of them will escape alive."
fran laniado, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 45%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 15%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- depressing/sad
Time/era of story:
- american wild west
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Western
Yes
Story primarily about
- fighting Injuns
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- bounty hunter
Age:
- a teen
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
- a tremendous amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- eccentric
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
- kicks
The antagonists are:
- evil politicians
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- dying of thirst, sunburn
- funny heat-delusions
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths?
- hundreds or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- diced
- decapitated
- perforation--swords/knives
- blunt clubbing (like seals)
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
- little dialog
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