The Last Picture Show by Larry Mcmurtry book report

The town of Thalia is filled with boredom and loneliness. The characters reflect this with their actions. They are bored so they get drunk and have sex with a cow. Jacy wants to get out of this boredom so much that she tries to be with Duane and later Sonny trying to make a better image of herself while also trying to start some excitement and get out of this small dull town of Texas. The picture show is the most exciting thing in this town and it dies with Sam. "If Sam had lived, I believe we could have kept it goin'", says Miss Mosey. A lot of the memories of Jacy, Duane, and Sonny…