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Plot Summary of He Loves Lucy
"Lucy Cummingham, a marketing executive, is going to promote the Palm Fitness Club by using it in a reality show. An out-of-shape person at the hands on the Palm Club's top trainer will be turned from a fat slob to a leaner and healthier body. There will be a lot of publicity as well as money for the trainer and the former slob for every pound the slob manages to lose. Lucy gets picked to be the fat slob.

Her trainer is Theo Redmond, who is doing this for the money. Theo had to leave med school when his parents died and he was left to take care of his younger brother, Buddy, who has Down's syndrome. If Theo can help Lucy lose enough weight, he will be able to quit the Palm Club and apply to re-enter med school.

The story of Lucy's progress is told in chapters named for the month. Theo likes Lucy right away because she's smart and funny. Lucy, however, has to deal with her embarrassment about her weight. She wants him, but doesn't know what he wants. Her insecurities cause her to keep Theo at a distance. Theo, because he likes Lucy just the way she is, well before she has lost all her weight, patiently woos and wins her.
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L. Watson, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of He Loves Lucy
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Plot
Time/era of story - Present (2000-2010)
Making a living subplot Yes
Making a living: - working at a business
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - obesity/blubber
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - sports figure
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - business executive
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - quite fatty

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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