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''Memories of Summer'' is a semi-autobiographical work of fiction written by Ruth White. Sisters Lyric and Summer are delighted when their father announces they'll be moving from their small Virginia town to Flint, Michigan. But shortly after they've settled in Summer begins to act strangely and only gets worse as time goes on. Lyric just wants to enjoy her new life, but the increasing worry about her sister and the need to take care of her begins to take its toll and eventually, a difficult choice must be made.
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''Memories of Summer'' is a semi-autobiographical work of fiction written by RuthWhite. White in 2001, and set in TheFifties.
Sisters Lyric and Summer are delighted when their father announces they'll be moving from their small Virginia town to Flint, Michigan. But shortly after they've settled in Summer begins to act strangely and only gets worse as time goes on. Lyric just wants to enjoy her new life, but the increasing worry about her sister and the need to take care of her begins to take its toll and eventually, a difficult choice must be made.
''Memories of Summer'' is a semi-autobiographical work of fiction written by Ruth
Sisters Lyric and Summer are delighted when their father announces they'll be moving from their small Virginia town to Flint, Michigan. But shortly after they've settled in Summer begins to act strangely and only gets worse as time goes on. Lyric just wants to enjoy her new life, but the increasing worry about her sister and the need to take care of her begins to take its toll and eventually, a difficult choice must be made.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Summer is beyond terrified of dogs, even calling them "wolves" and thinking they want to attack her. She's also afraid of electricity due to having been shocked twice as a child, and refuses to turn on the light switch or the family's new TV set herself.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Summer is beyond terrified of dogs, even calling them "wolves" and thinking they want to attack her. She's also afraid of electricity due to having been shocked twice as a child, and refuses to turn on the light switch or the family's new TV set herself.herself.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Summer ends up sent to the mental asylum, where the doctor tells Lyric and their father that she may never return to her old self]].
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Summer ends up sent to the mental asylum, where the doctor tells Lyric and their father that she may she'll never return to her old self]].
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* ParentWithNewParamour: Claude, the girls' father, begins dating the manager of the general store.
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* ParentWithNewParamour: Claude, the girls' father, begins dating the manager of the general store. Lyric is happy for him, but Summer throws a fit.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Even before the diagnosis Summer had always been a bit off. Lyric didn't think anything of it.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Summer's mental illness causes her to be grouchy and say nasty things to Lyric and Claude late in the story.
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* BigSisterInstinct: Summer used to protect Lyric from bullies back in Glory Bottom. This is addressed during a subversion of the trope when [[spoiler: Summer shows up to watch Lyric's audition for the school musical and gets heckled for her condition. Lyric shoves aside the loudest heckler and rushes to her sister's side.]]
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* PromotionToParent: Subverted, it's younger sister Lyric who ends up doing most of the cooking and housework and looking after Summer. The trope ends up being deconstructed by Lyric's increasing worries and stress and culminates in [[spoiler: Summer becoming so violent they have no choice but to put her away.]]
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* BreakTheCutie: Lyric and Summer both go through this. [[spoiler: Summer doesn't get better.]]
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* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Summer ends up scratching herself in the eye during a fit of insanity, blaming it on the "wolves".]]
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* FullNameBasis: Anderson Biddle at the beginning of the story, due to this being how one addresses "town folks" in Glory Bottom.
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* MadwomanInTheAttic: The way mentally ill people were treated in Glory Bottom. Lyric fears she's letting Summer become this to her, and feels horribly guilty about it.
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* ParentWithNewParamour: Claude, the girls' father, begins dating the manager of the general store.store.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Summer is beyond terrified of dogs, even calling them "wolves" and thinking they want to attack her. She's also afraid of electricity due to having been shocked twice as a child, and refuses to turn on the light switch or the family's new TV set herself.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Summer is beyond terrified of dogs, even calling them "wolves" and thinking they want to attack her. She's also afraid of electricity due to having been shocked twice as a child, and refuses to turn on the light switch or the family's new TV set herself.
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* MeaningfulName: Invoked by the girls' mother.
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* MeaningfulName: Invoked by the girls' mother.mother, who insisted her children would have no "common names".
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*BedlamHouse: [[spoiler: Averted, the mental asylum Lyric and her father take Summer to is well-ordered and calm.]]
*CoolBigSis: Summer was this to Lyric before her mental illness really kicked in.
*CoolBigSis: Summer was this to Lyric before her mental illness really kicked in.
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''Memories of Summer'' was is a semi-autobiographical work of fiction written by Ruth White. Sisters Lyric and Summer are delighted when their father announces they'll be moving from their small Virginia town to Flint, Michigan. But shortly after they've settled in Summer begins to act strangely and only gets worse as time goes on. Lyric just wants to enjoy her new life, but the increasing worry about her sister and the need to take care of her begins to take its toll and eventually, a difficult choice must be made.
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* DeathByNewberyMedal: [[spoiler: In a sense. Summer herself doesn't die, but the girl she used to be is as good as gone.]]
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* GrowingUpSucks
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*DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Summer ends up sent to the mental asylum, where the doctor tells Lyric and their father that she may never return to her old self]].
*[[TheDutifulSon The Dutiful Daughter]]: Lyric
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*MissingMom: The girls' mother died when they were young children.
*NaiveNewcomer: Lyric when the family first arrives in the big city.
*ParentWithNewParamour: Claude, the girls' father, begins dating the manager of the general store.
*[[TheDutifulSon The Dutiful Daughter]]: Lyric
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*MissingMom: The girls' mother died when they were young children.
*NaiveNewcomer: Lyric when the family first arrives in the big city.
*ParentWithNewParamour: Claude, the girls' father, begins dating the manager of the general store.
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''Memories of Summer'' was a semi-autobiographical work of fiction written by Ruth White. Sisters Lyric and Summer are delighted when their father announces they'll be moving from their small Virginia town to Flint, Michigan. But shortly after they've settled in Summer begins to act strangely and only gets worse as time goes on. Lyric just wants to enjoy her new life, but the increasing worry about her sister and the need to take care of her begins to take its toll and eventually, a difficult choice must be made.
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