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Plot Summary of Wise Fools
"Think about it: You're an anonymous walk-on who every Saturday wears the uniform of the college football team of your boyhood dreams. A total stranger presents you evidence of your head coach selling out to a wealthy bigot. What would you do?

Think again: You're that same man, a student of English, who toils away as a tutor. You meet the stunning woman of your fantasies. One problem: she's faculty. What would you do?

Read Wise Fools.
"

Tim McGhee, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Wise Fools
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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Political/social activism Yes
Plotlet: - fighting government corruption - minorities fighting for rights
Kind of sport: - football
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Sports Story? Yes
Lover is - of a different social class

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric - obsessed - wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - teacher
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed - deluded - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast - Northeast

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Lot of foul language? Yes
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards - a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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