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The Executioner's Song Study Guide

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by Norman Mailer
About 115 pages (34,368 words)
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Part 2 of Executioner's Song is a profile and history of Nicole, Gary's young lover, who ultimately becomes one of his apologists for the murders that place the ex-con in front of a Utah firing squad. By the time Nicole meets Gary at 20 years old, she has been married three times and has had two kids. She is a pretty young woman who has a well-earned reputation for being a ready and easy sexual partner. She prides herself on the fact that she hasn't slept with anyone for several weeks when she meets Gary, who brings a quick end to her abstinence.

Sex defines Nicole's life from early childhood. Her sister Sue and Sue's husband, Rikki, think of her as a slut and even tell on her once when she has.....

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