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| Plot Summary of The Passionate Mistakes and Intimate Corruptions of One Girl in America |
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"Michelle Tea writes a largely autobiographical novel that traces five years in the life of a young woman. When the novel begins, she is a gothic high schooler searching for her first sexual experience. As the story progresses, the woman experiences many stages of transformation: she realizes that she is a lesbian, becomes a prostitute, and moves from Boston to Tucson and back. This novel is best classified as an extremely eccentric coming-of-age story."
Judy Berman, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Life of a profession:
- prostitute/stripper/porn
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Age group of kid(s) in story:
- high school
Something wrong upstairs/downstairs?
- searching for identity/meaning
Wild kid(s)?
- druggie culture (& crime)
Love problems?
- lesbianism!!!!
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- prostitute
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
- wild
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Desert?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- Boston
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- lesbians!
- actual description of hetero sex
- male homosexuals doing their thing
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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