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When She Was Good
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Inside culture (main char) - Christian
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - In-laws - Husband
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Culture clash? - Being oppressed by outside culture
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - American Midwest - American American
If story of urban/rural... - Small town life
Pregnancy/Child rearing Yes
Major part of story: - to abort or not abort
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Woman's story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - emotionally unstable
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - society

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 (a fair amount)
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards - a lot of stream of consciousness - No single main character?
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