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Plot Summary of No Country for Old Men
"    Hunting antelope in southern Texas, Llewelyn Moss comes across the scene of a drug deal gone bad. Several men are dead and Moss finds a stash of heroin along with over two million dollars in cash. Even though he knows that whoever lost the money will stop at nothing to reclaim it, Llewelyn takes the cash and goes home to his wife, Carla Jean, and tells her to pack her stuff, they are now on the run.
    Texas Sheriff Bell and a dangerous assasin named Anton Chigurh are both on Moss's trail. The violent and bloody chase runs along the U.S./Mexico border and occasionally crosses it. Readers are left guessing what Moss will be forced to do next in order to survive as a hunted man."

Matthew Christensen, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of No Country for Old Men
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%




Tone of story - Dry-cynical
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - chased by criminals who want their money/treasure back
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
United States Yes
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Mexico
Desert? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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