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Plot Summary of Without Wings
"Ever since losing her husband, Terry, in a small plane crash, Rachel Weyant's life has been spinning out of control. Then she begins a new job teaching English literature classes at a penitentiary and meets Mitch, an inmate who promises to guide her not only through the dank corridors of the prison, but more importantly the labyrinth of her own life.
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Carole Waterhouse, Resident Scholar




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Review Analysis of Without Wings
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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over - vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Crime & Police story Yes
Story of - criminal becomes sensitive - victim falls in love with criminal
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes
Loss of... - husband/boyfriend/squeeze

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - teacher
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
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: - Male
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm
Misc setting - prison

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Unusual Style: - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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