Norma's sexual desires are illustrated in the beginning of the novel with her obsession over movie star Clark Gable. ... Sometimes she even daydreamed about Clark Gable as described in the novel: " her dream-widened eyes centered on the screen door, her pale eyes flexed and then closed for a moment. Then you could know that in that secret garden of her head, Gable had just entered the restaurant, had gasped when he saw her, and had stood there, his lips slightly parted and in his eyes the recognition that this was his woman." ...

• Word Count: 999
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The movie About A Boy, starring Hugh Grant, falls into the category of making it. ... Marcus" talent-show nightmare finishes the movie on an extremely funny note as Will closes his eyes to sing, making a complete fool of himself. ...

• Word Count: 806
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

All this happens through the eyes of Abner, Billy's father, to not play baseball because of his perceived lack of purpose the sport has to his family. ... King Kingwood, the star pitcher from the High School Billy can't play at. ...

• Word Count: 882
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Julie is the Juliet to R's Romeo, when R first encounters her he describes her eyes as "classic novels and poetry" (page 18). ... This is through the power of love as 'star struck lovers' and the concurrence of enemies, which are major themes that develop within both stories. ...

• Word Count: 1193
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School