The Last Picture Show (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Larry McMurtry
- First Published: 1966
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Comic realism
- Time of Work: The mid-1950’s
- Setting: Primarily the fictional West Texas town of Thalia
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: 1950’s, Maturation or coming of age, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Teenagers, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Rural or country life, Friendship, West, U.S., Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Adultery, Small-town life, Wealth, Sports, Theaters, Texas, High schools or high school students
- Locales: Thalia, TX
Characters Discussed
Sonny Crawford, a teenager who, having no supportive parents or other relatives, lives in a rooming house in Thalia, Texas, and earns a living delivering bottled gas to rural customers. He is reasonably intelligent, though vulnerable and unsophisticated. During his senior year in high school, he terminates a relationship with Charlene Duggs, who has allowed him limited liberties with her body; covets Jacy Farrow, the beautiful, rich girlfriend of Duane; and is seduced by Ruth Popper, the withdrawn, sensitive wife of the high school football coach. After...
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