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| Plot Summary of Farmer |
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"In FARMER, a novel published in 1975, Jim Harrison writes about Nature, origins and the heart of America.
Joey is a farmer, an american of the second generation, and the year is 1956. He lives in the northern part of the Michigan state and is one of the teachers of the local school. His sisters have left the country years ago, abandoning him and their mother. His main interests : to hunt and to fish.
During a 6 months period, Joey is going to have a kind of rebellion against his life so regular, a nervous breakdown to use a modern term. Furthermore, he has been seduced by Catherine, a 17 years old student and is soon forgetting his love of 20 years Rosealee.
A book and a writer to discover."
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Farmer |
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Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Inside culture (main char)
- Christian
Other aspects:
- story of the poor
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- American Midwest
- American American
If story of urban/rural...
- Small town life
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Brain/Body disability?
- mental illness
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- teacher
Age:
- 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 9 (quite a lot)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Forest?
Yes
Prairie?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
- lot of descript of animal care
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of hetero sex
- descript. of female anat. (the big B's)
- descript. of female anat. (the big V)
- descript. of nude males (the big P)
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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