Bless the Beasts and Children (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Glendon Swarthout
- First Published: 1970
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1960’s
- Setting: Box Canyon Boys Camp, Arizona
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: 1960’s
- Locales: Arizona
Characters Discussed
John Cotton, the fifteen-year-old leader of a misfit group of campers called the Bedwetters. The son of a selfish and disinterested mother and numerous stepfathers, Cotton has a rage against the world so deep as to induce catatonia during periods of stress. As misfit children are thrown out of other cabins, Cotton takes them in. Although not a natural leader, he seizes authority, bullying and cajoling the boys into working together. In an abortive raid to capture the trophy of another cabin, Cotton joins the disorganized Bedwetters. His humiliation at their...
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