Lookout Cartridge (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Joseph McElroy
- First Published: 1974
- Type of Plot: Epistemological intrigue
- Time of Work: 1971, with occasional flashbacks
- Setting: London, Corsica, Stonehenge, the Hebrides, and New York City
- Principal Characters: Cartwright, Daggar DiGorro, Incremona, Jenny, Sub, Lorna, Monty Graf, Claire, Tessa Allot, Paul, Jack, Gene
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature, Suspense
- Subjects: 1970’s, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Philosophy or philosophers, New York City, England or English people, Reality, London, Scotland or Scottish people, Filmmaking or filmmakers, Technology, Paranoia
- Locales: New York, NY, London, England, Corsica, Hebrides, Scotland, Stonehenge, England
The Novel
Lookout Cartridge begins on Halloween, 1971, with Cartwright’s description of a ride in a damaged helicopter above New York City, where he observes below the sudden flash of an explosion. From these mysterious beginnings, Cartwright’s story of his experiences in the previous months as he searches for those who have destroyed his film unfolds. Through flashbacks and montage (indeed, Lookout Cartridge might be “read” as a film), Cartwright recounts the making of the film with his coauthor, Daggar DiGorro, speculates on the reasons for its...
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