THE PRINCE OF TIDES BOOK ANALYSIS

CHAPTER 12

Summary

This chapter switches back to Tom and Bernard. They are meeting every morning at eight and working hard on the fundamentals of football.

At one of Tom’s meetings with Susan she mentions that he is writing letters to Savannah. Susan does not think this........

Notes

This chapter furthers the development of the relationship between Susan and Tom. We see that Susan not only has.........

CHAPTER 13

Summary

This chapter examines the character Henry Wingo. In the beginning Tom tells us that his life did not really begin until he forgave his father. Tom remembers how Henry had many schemes to make money, and how all failed. Savannah called it the “Sadim Touch.” His profession, shrimping, was always a “temporary” job to him. Henry’s boat, the Miss Lila, was equipped to catch a lot of shrimp; Henry was good at shrimping.

One of Henry’s great ideas was to buy a movie camera, even though the family was barely able to make ends meet. Another year Henry bought Christmas cards with black people on the front to sell door-to -door.

His greatest endeavor was the purchase of a gas station--right across the street from the most popular gas station in town. To buy it, he used..........

Notes

Characterization is an essential element of plot development. Two basic types of characters are flat characters and round characters. Flat characters are one-dimensional and often unbelievable. Round characters have many sides to their personalities and more closely resemble real people. This chapter focuses on the character Henry Wingo.

Thus far, we have experienced a man that has been easy to hate: he is simple, cruel, and angry. This chapter allows.........

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