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Plot Summary of Dual Image
"Ariel is an up and coming actress with a steady part in a soap opera. She is involved in a custody battle to win her nephew, so when the part in a movie comes up, she takes it for added financial security.

Ariel begins to fall in love with the reserved Booth DeWitt, the screenplay writer. As their relationship progresses, Booth finds it harder and harder to accept Ariel for who she is because of her excellent portrayal of his ex-wife for the movie. When Booth finally sees that he is in love with Ariel, trouble arises. Booth's ex-wife has hired someone to eavesdrop on Ariel, and the press learns about the custody suit. Booth doesn't know about Scott, her nephew, and is furious. Then Scott goes missing."

Rachael High, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Dual Image
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Making a living subplot Yes
Making a living: - office romance among coworkers
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with... - angst over abusive past lover
If one lover chases another... - she chases after him

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - writer
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - blissful - sensitive
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - entertainer
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
How sexual is this person? - a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - blissful
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 - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - New York

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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