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lulu-1222
lulu-1222
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High School - 12th Grade

In the book "Shoeless Joe", how is Ray's brother-in-law described and how does he feel about Ray? 

how does the mother-in-law treat Ray and how does her son treats Ray?what's the brother-in-law trying to do to Ray?

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Posted by lulu-1222 on Tuesday July 28, 2009 at 11:50 AM and tagged with shoeless joe.

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  1. lhc
    lhc Teacher
    Middle School

    eNotes Editor

    Ray's brother-in-law, Mark, is a professor at the University of Iowa, specializing in all aspects of the corn weevil situation.  His business partner is a guy named Bluestein, and together they own quite a lot of property, both apartments and farmland.  Mark desperately wants to buy Ray's farm, and for awhile, it looks like he may be able to get it done; over the three baseball seasons it takes Ray to building the baseball field, his financial situation is steadily deteriorating.  However, at the end, a clever friend who shares Ray's love of baseball devises a way for Ray to pay off his debts while he keeps his "field of dreams."

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    Posted by lhc on Tuesday July 28, 2009 at 4:25 PM