An Arrow's Flight
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Plot Summary of An Arrow's Flight

" The story's not so original--after all, Homer created it centuries ago! It's the story
of Pyrrhus, son of the mega-warrior and god Achilles, and his role in the Trojan War, a
conflict that has raged on and on and on--for ten long years, with no end in sight, it seems.
However, the oracle had predicted that if the Greeks are to win and reclaim their lovely
Helen, it would be because Pyrrhus lives up to his destiny. The problem here, in Mark
Merlis' “An Arrow's Flight,” is that Pyrrhus is quite happy, thank you, in his role as a
male stripper in a gay bar far from Troy, and he is not the least interested in fulfilling that
destiny! Alas, he is persuaded--after all, the oracles are never wrong! And in working all
this out, Merlis has cleverly included a number of issues that are pertinent to today's
society--gay or not--such as AIDS. This novel is indeed an odyssey of relevance, at the
same time incorporating some piercing (Achillean?) satire and open comedy. Underneath
this merriment is a serious undertaking, too. It is a novel, adult in many aspects, of
course!, that takes an earlier tale and brings it home in full relevancy.

"
Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of An Arrow's Flight

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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - distant past/middle ages
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of sex: - two guys doing it
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Taboo sex story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality - Greek
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - Greece

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - orgies - male homosexuals doing their thing
Unusual Style: - a lot of play on words
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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