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| Plot Summary of Naked Lunch |
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"This novel is a loose collection of its author's drug-induced delusions. It takes place mostly in Tangiers, Morrocco, where the writer sometimes lived. He depicts the city as a depraved, sexually deviant, drug-addled, bizarre underworld, known as Interzone. Characters come and go, strange situations and themes play themselves out. A recurring character in Burroughs' work, Dr. Benway, a sadistic quack bent on mind control, also surfaces every once in a while. The only element that draws all parts of the novel's nightmare-esque narrative together is the idea that all of the visions come from a heroin addict who desperately needs a fix."
Judy Berman, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Naked Lunch |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- living in dreamworld
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Druggie/Wino problems?
- drugs
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Genius
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
Setting
Africa
Yes
Kind of Africa:
- Arabic Africa
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Misc setting
- scientific labs
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book?
Yes
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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