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| Plot Summary of Gap Creek |
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""Gap Creek" is the story of a hardworking young girl named Julie who has struggled most of her life. She loses her younger brother to illness at a young age. She meets a man named Hank and they marry very quickly. Together they move to a house owned by Mr. Pendergrast, who lets Julie and Hank live with him in exchange for household chores and meals. Julie works just as hard in her marriage as she does with everything else. She struggles with money (an incident of getting swindled by a lawyer imposter sets her back), family, and pregnancy. "
Cassie, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Gap Creek |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- GENERAL--no other subplots apply
Poverty, surviving
Yes
Kind of living:
- general poverty story
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Age:
- a teen
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
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 9 ()
United States
Yes
Forest?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- impregnation/reproduction
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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