Vertical Run: Difference between revisions
Content added Content deleted
m (→''Vertical Run'' provides examples of: clean up) |
m (trope->work) |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ |
{{work}} |
||
''Vertical Run'' is a novel about a man having a very bad day. Dave is the vice president of a big company. He gets up, jogs to work, takes a shower in his office bathroom, gets dressed and finds everyone he knows trying to kill him. |
''Vertical Run'' is a novel about a man having a very bad day. Dave is the vice president of a big company. He gets up, jogs to work, takes a shower in his office bathroom, gets dressed and finds everyone he knows trying to kill him. |
||
---- |
|||
{{tropelist}} |
|||
== ''Vertical Run'' provides examples of == |
|||
* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: Dave is either a good guy trying to avoid a bad past or a [[Complete Monster]] who has the perfect opportunity to let loose. [[In-Universe]], Dave's actions in Vietnam can be be read as him being either a hero or a traitor. The other characters who are aware of Dave's history are divided. |
* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: Dave is either a good guy trying to avoid a bad past or a [[Complete Monster]] who has the perfect opportunity to let loose. [[In-Universe]], Dave's actions in Vietnam can be be read as him being either a hero or a traitor. The other characters who are aware of Dave's history are divided. |
||
* [[Bavarian Fire Drill]]: Played with. The [[Genre Savvy]] Mr. Ransome expects one, Dave changes his clothes and hair to help him with one, and it's almost mentioned by name. It's called a "Chinese Fire Drill". |
* [[Bavarian Fire Drill]]: Played with. The [[Genre Savvy]] Mr. Ransome expects one, Dave changes his clothes and hair to help him with one, and it's almost mentioned by name. It's called a "Chinese Fire Drill". |
||
Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
||
[[Category:Small Genres and Unclassified Literature]] |
[[Category:Small Genres and Unclassified Literature]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] |
||
[[Category:Literature]] |