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| Plot Summary of Saints of Big Harbour |
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"In this coming-of-age novel, teenage Guy Boucher's life is dominated by his alcoholic uncle Isadore who lives with him and his mother and sister in a small town ouside the larger community of Big Harbour, Nova Scotia. Guy gets to drive his uncle's truck but is limited in his freedom, as he has to take his mother to and from her job as housekeeper in the ciy. While waiting for her one lunch hour, he spies pretty Corinne Fortune and her friend Pam sitting outside their large high school. "You're not from around here," Corinne tells Guy, giving him a slightly exotic appeal. Guy is infatuated by her, but when he moves into Big Harbour, she rejects him, telling him she has a relationship with an imaginary older man.
Corinne falsely implies to her family that Guy has sexually abused her, turning the whole town against him.Her brother beats Guy up, but the community wants more revenge. Guy disapears, but not before a whole panoply of events take place. Isadore who has moved into Guy's mother's apartment dominates Guy's life, teaching him how to play hockey and coaching him to become a sports hero, but Guy gives up playing after a traumatic episode on the ice.
Isadore finally receives his comeuppance from his drinking buddy, Alison Mason, Guy's English teacher, a draft-dodger who gets the courage to say no to drinking any longer. A voice within Alison speaks up. "Maybe Isadore is nothing but an ugly-minded, dirt-ignorant hick and you have been kidding yourself all along." ."
Betty-Jeanne Korson, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Uncle
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Druggie/Wino problems?
- alcohol
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Canadian (Aboot!)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- wild
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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