Bastard Out of Carolina
Dorothy Allison
Plot Line
Exposition: Mum's lecture on stealing and cousin Tommy Lee
Rising Action: Strawberry story and car ride
Climax: She returns the candy and the pennies to the store
Falling action: She gets banned from the store
Resolution: She wants to get back at the manager
Conflict:
-Internal conflict
-Stealing
-How she feels about her cousin Tommy Lee
Main Characters
"It was a hunger in the back of the throat, not the belly, an echoing emptiness that ached for the release of screaming."
Theme
Jealousy. The daughter is jealous of people who have enough money to pay for simple pleasures; candy.