INNOCENT PEOPLE
Logline
A STORY SET IN DIFFICULT, CHANGING TIMES. YOUNG LOVERS FACING REALITIES OF WAR, INJUSTICE.
Genre
Drama,Family,Historical Fiction,Romance
Short Summary
MARA MEETS DENNIS, ATTRACTION GROWS INTO LOVE. SHE IS MORE VULNERABLE, BUT HE IS THE ONE WHO IS MANIPULATED. A CAST OF OTHER CHARACTERS EFFECT CHANGES, SEEK TO CONTROL OUTCOMES. STORY IS TOLD AGAINST TURBULENT TIMES IN AMERICA.
MARA AND DENNIS MATURE. THEY EXPERIENCE A GREAT DEAL. AS THEIR STORY UNFOLDS MANY SUBPLOTS ARE WOVEN. CONFLICTS ARE RESOLVED. AGAINST ALL ODDS DENNIS NEARLY PREVAILS. BY THE STORY'S END, THERE IS LOSS AND RESOLUTION.
Setting
PITTSBURGH, PA, FORT DIX, NJ, VIETNAM
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Internal Journey/Rebirth,Tragedy
Plot - Other Elements
Coming of Age,Philosophical Questions
Mature Audience Themes
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Main Character Details
Name: MARA SNYDER
Age: 16-20'S
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Charming,Aspiring,Complex,Romantic,Naive
Additional Character Details
Name: DENNIS MANNING
Age: 17-20'S
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Charming,Confident,Decisive,Romantic,Heroic,Unapologetic,Engaging,Empathetic
Additional Character Details
Name: TWO FAMILIES, TOWNSPEOPLE, CLERGY, DOCTORS
Age: ALL AGES
Gender: Other
Role: emotional
Key Traits: Unapologetic,Desperate,Decisive,Religious,Patriotic,Villainous
Additional Character Details
Name: FAMILIES, DOCTORS, CLERGY, POLITICIANS, SOLDIERS
Age: ALL AGES
Gender: Other
Role: emotional
Key Traits: Confident,Desperate,Decisive,Blunt,Religious
Development Pitch
INNOCENT PEOPLE IS A NOVEL THAT REVEALS A THEME OF A WORLD IN FLUX, BUT HUMAN EMOTION QUITE UNCHANGING: LOVERS STRUGGLING AGAINST THE TIDES OF UNFAIRNESS, BOTH WITHIN AND BEYOND THEIR CONTROL. THIS NOVEL PRESENTS A VIVID AND FULLY REALIZED LOVE, AND A VERY CLEAR DEPICTION OF AMERICAN VALUES AND DIFFICULTIES IN THE VIETNAM ERA. LOVE IS CHALLENGED BY MANIPULATION AND INJUSTICE, AS IN THE TURBULENT BACKGROUND AMERICAN VALUES ARE QUESTIONED. EXPERIENCE CHANGES THE CHARACTERS AND INNOCENCE IS LOST.