A Deadman's Books

Shane (1949) by Jack Schafer


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When a stranger drifts up to the Starrett family farm in Wyoming, the family shows hospitality and welcomes him in. Little do they know that this mysterious Shane will upend their community and help send a simmering conflict in their valley to the boiling point. We're asking the tough questions. How much does an author's description of character play into actually characterizing them? Can an author leave too much to the reader to decide? How does an unreliable narrator effect the message of a story? Kevin Reagan joins us this week to help us answer these questions and more.


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