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Dance of the Misbegotten
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Plot Summary of Dance of the Misbegotten
"A rough-around-the-edges farm owner must face his two teen-aged daughters. They were borne of an affair he'd had years earlier with a vulnerable young woman."
Allison Pollack Alexander, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Dance of the Misbegotten
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Plot
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Daughter
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - farmer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
Forest? Yes
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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