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| Plot Summary of The Story of Lucy Gault |
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""Lucy Gault", the 2002 novel of the famous English writer, Trevor Howard, whose short stories appear regularly in the "New Yorker", begins in Ireland in 1921 during the "troubles", when Lucy's father shoots an intruder who tries to burn down his estate becuase his wife is English. The family decides to move to England,but Lucy is so upset at leaving her beloved home on the sea that she runs away. Finding a discarded garment of hers on the shore, the parents believe her drowned and begin a mournful 20-year odyssey, taking them to Italy and Switzerland, out of touch with the estate. Meanwhile, Lucy is found a short while later in an abandoned ruin with a broken ankle. Attempts to locate the family prove fruitless; Lucy grows up under the care of two faithful servants. Her mother dies without ever knowing Lucy is alive. Her sorrowful father, returning to his estate out of a need to see his home once again, finds Lucy who,during the time she has waited for her parents to come back, has given up her own true love and the outside world. How she and her father reconcile, and how Lucy lives out the rest of her life,form the remainder of this romantic, tragic novel. "
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
- 1930's-1950's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Parents/lack of parents problem?
- orphan story
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 10 (a tremendous amount)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Ireland
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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