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Plot Summary of Sage and the Scarecrow
"Six months after his father has died from cancer, Pierce Williams finds himself in a deep state of ennui. The book follows him through a journey from his college, where everything seems dismal and empty, to a small town on the east coast of Florida to find his best friend, Jennifer, and the only person he thinks can "cure" him. Touching on themes such as the existential pain of thinking too much, love, and the politics of everyday life, Pierce's journey takes him through the struggles and boredom of college life, as he attempts to discover his place in the world. "
Daniel Clausen, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Sage and the Scarecrow
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Plot
Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes
Loss of... - father
Wisdom from homeless/bum? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
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 - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - society

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Unusual Style: - a lot of play on words - a lot of stream of consciousness - written like a journal/diary/letters
Is this an e-book? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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