The World Made Straight
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| Author | Ron Rash |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Southern Gothic, Bildungsroman |
| Publisher | Henry Holt |
| Released | April 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 289 (Hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-8050-7866-5 (Hardcover edition) |
The World Made Straight is a 2006 novel by Ron Rash.
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[edit] Plot introduction
In 1970s Western North Carolina, a young man stumbles across a grove of marijuana, sees an opportunity to make some easy money, and steps into the jaws of a bear trap. He is discovered by the ruthless farmer who set the trap to protect his plants, and begins his struggle with the evils of his community’s present as well as those of its history. Before long, he has moved out of his parents' home to live with a onetime schoolteacher who now lives in a trailer outside town, deals a few drugs, and studies journals from the American Civil War. Their fates become entwined as the community's terrible past and corrupt present lead to a violent reckoning with the marijuana farmer and with a Civil War massacre that continues to divide an Appalachian community. (adapted from dust jacket)
[edit] Plot summary
[edit] Characters in "The World Made Straight"
- Travis Shelton, 17 years old, high school dropout discouraged from bettering himself by his tobacco farmer father.
- Leonard Shuler, a former schoolteacher, now small-time drug dealer, whose career was ended by a vindictive student.
- Carlton Toomey, a ruthless and wily farmer and drug dealer.
[edit] Major themes
[edit] Allusions/references to actual history, geography and current science
- The Shelton Laurel Massacre described in the book was based on a real Civil War incident of the same name. Shelton Laurel is a real place.
[edit] Release details
- 2006, USA, Henry Holt ISBN 0-8050-7866-5, Pub date April 2006, Hardcover
