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| Plot Summary of Clock Without Hands |
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"In the novel Clock Without Hands, McCullers focuses on the act of dying. The central character,Malone, has been diagnosed with a terminal cancer, and given fifteen months to live . The thrust of the book is on Malone's coming to terms with his imminent death, and in the process understanding the mysteries of life."
prabha pant, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Clock Without Hands |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Brain/Body disability?
- physical disability
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 (an average amount)
Small town?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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