Heat Lightning, By Robert F Carroll

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The play “Heat lightning”, written by Robert F Carroll, is about a young girl who sees something she wasn't supposed to and two men who try to help her out. In the play, The girl shows the trait of she is naive. She is 23 years old and doesn't try to think things through; this tells us that she is naive.The girl tries to drive home in terrible weather and, later trusts a complete stranger. First of all, the girl tries to drive home in a storm and this is the first sign of her naiveness : "I was a t t a party. I-I could have stayed all night with a friend but I thought I had enough gas to get home...I ran out of gas-I took my flashlight and locked the car and started walking down the road." (p.260) This shows that she is naive for many reasons;

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