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Plot Summary of Sea Glass
"Anita Shreve writes of a love that exists between a married woman and a soul-mate she encounters too late in life. The story builds around the drama that escalates around the union strikes and organizations that began in the 19th century. The protagonist, a woman, is a strong and independent lady who can best be described as someone ahead of her time. Through a series of unfortunate events, the reader learns to sympathize with the protagonist and the love that cannot be."
Laura Fong, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1900-1920's
Marriage/Married Yes
Marriage subplot: - inconveniently married while playing footsy
If one lover chases another... - they alternate

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - unemployed
How sexual is this person? - squeaky clean virgin
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - homemaker
How sexual is this person? - a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 40%
Focus of story - equally on 3 in a l-triangle
Consequences of sex - pregnancy fears
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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