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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Reivers |
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Boon Hogenbeck is not one to be left “down on the farm.” No sirree! So he borrow's his boss's brand new automobile and heads out for Memphis--it's to be the time of his life!
(Remember: "to reive" means "to steal"!)Steve McQueen is the irrascible young Hogenbeck, and, together with the 12-year-old grandson of the car's owner, and his black stable hand, they head for a wild adventure that none of them could have predicted. Once they arrive (from Mississippi--this is early 20th century, mind you) in Memphis, they lodge in a local cat house (Boon has a friend who
works there), and the fun begins. Based upon a William Faulkner novel, the humor is anything but Faulkner (who would have thought the Nobel Prize winner would have had a
sense of humor, as it certainly doesn't show up in his other novels!).
--Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Reivers |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Lover is...
- of a different social class
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
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