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| Plot Summary of Sleepers |
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"Lorenzo Carcaterra looks back into his childhood in hell's kitchen and the experience that forever changed him and his three friends. After stealing a hotdog cart and pushing it down the stairway of a subway station, the boys recieve a considerable sentence in prison. There the boys suffer sexual abuse at the hands of the corrections officers. Years later the boys murder one officer and force the other officer tell the story of the sexual abuse he inflicted on the boys in court. This is a disturbing novel that leaves the reader saddened and angry at the abuse suffered by these young boys. "
Daniela Lo Presti, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Sleepers |
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Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of sex:
- molestation
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:
- a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to torture
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- rape/molest (yeech!)
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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