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Plot Summary of Conrad
"In Conrad, Mississippi twin brothers growing up in small town both fall in love with the same girl but she only wants one of the brothers. Fierce sibling rivalry leading to a shocking conclusion."
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - love triangle/polygon
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Brother
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - farmer
Age: - a teen
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed - emotionally unstable - wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
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 - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - druggie/wino disease

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 (an average amount)
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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