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Plot Summary of Mixed Emotions
"Christine Millman and Herman Lewis are widowers in their sixites. Before the deaths of their spouses, the couples had been friends. She is Catholic, but had been married to a Jew. He is Jewish. She is in the process of moving to Florida, when Herman shows up on her doorstep and suggests that they should get married. As the movers take out her furniture, piece by piece, they relive old times and he tries to convince her to stay and be his wife."
Jack Goodstein, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is - of a different religion

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - homemaker
Age: - 60's-90's
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status: - small businessman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Is this a play? Yes
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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