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"Buck Duane gives up the fugitive trail and becomes a Texas Ranger. He encounters the infamous killer, Poggin, riding with the outlaw gang. In a blazing gunfight, justice is served."
, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Story of personal feelings?
- redeeming oneself
The enemy is...
- Bandits/Outlaws
Story of falsely accused?
- Whitie
Famous real-world personality in story?
- Famous Lawman
Kind of story?
- getting revenge
- lawman keeping the peace
- defending against enemy
Love/Sex?
- Conflict keeping two lovers from getting together
Who is good, who is bad?
- Whities good
- Whities bad
Who is tough/wimpy, smart/dumb?
- Men tough
Misc Cliche Subplots
- One to one gunfight
Main Character
Gender:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 8 (a significant amount)
Where does story take place?
- General West
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Time book takes place in:
- 19th century
Prairie?
Yes
Style
overall quality of this book?
- 9
Person
- mostly 3rd
How much gore?
- 6 (an above average amount)
How much suspense/how unpredictable?
- 3 (some)
How much action?
- 6 (an above average amount)
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Happy ending?
- very happy
How much dialogue/talking among characters?
- 7 (a good amount)
How much non-dialogue descript of thoughts & feelings?
- 5 (an average amount)
How much romance?
- 6 (an above average amount)
Is there a theme to the dialogue? (optional)
- planning a course of action
- verbal fencing with characters
Non-dialogue thoughts/feelings primarily about: (optional)
- thinking about plan of attack
- thinking about plan of action
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
Minor characters feature lots of:
- cowboys
- criminals
Theme
Search for Identity
Yes
Search for identity:
- what profession one belongs to
- who one belongs with
- what one is meant to do
- what one has been in the past
Redemption
Yes
Shame/seeking redemption in eyes of:
- self
- own country/group
Shame/seeking redemption for:
- doing a bad thing
Rivalry
Yes
Rivalry which is fought out:
- in a shoot out
Justice
Yes
Setting things right for:
- self
Setting things right by means of:
- over the barrel of a gun
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