The Nix - Nathan Hill
General information 2
Character list 3
Themes 4
Prologue 5
Part 1: The packer attacker 5
Part 2: ghosts of the old country 6
Part 3: enemy , obstacle, puzzle, trap 8
Part 4: The house spirit 9
Part 5: A body for each of is 10
Part 6: invasive species 12
Part 7: Circle 13
Part 8: search and seizure 15
Part 9: Revolution 16
Part 10: Deleveraging 19
,General information
The book has 10 parts which switch between 2011 (now) and 1968 (Faye’s younger years)
and 1988 (Faye leaving + Samuel’s younger years).
In 1968 an order of events took place, these are based on historical facts, but also partly the
writer’s imagination. Still I want to give you some information about certain events:
Chicago protests, 1968:
Protest activity against the Vietnam War took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic
National Convention. In 1967, counterculture and anti-Vietnam War protest groups had been
promising to come to Chicago and disrupt the convention, and the city promised to maintain
law and order. The protest climaxed in a police riot on the 28th of August, 1968.
widespread social tensions also developed concerning other issues, and tended to flow
along generational lines regarding human sexuality, women's rights, traditional modes of
authority,
Vietnam war and opposition:
The Vietnam war was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1955 to 1975.
Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War began with demonstrations in
1964 against the escalating role of the U.S. military in the Vietnam War and grew into a
broad social movement over the ensuing several years.
Anti-feminism:
Women were seen as less and faced sexism in the opposition groups. This book shows the
women coming together for an all woman march. At the same time a group of men is
watching it on the television and they are making nasty comments about it. Girls shouldn’t be
violent like that in their opinion.
Occupy movement (2011) / Occupy Wall Street:
Opposition to social and economic inequality and to the perceived lack of "real democracy"
around the world. It aimed primarily to advance social and economic justice and new forms
of democracy.
The first Occupy protest to receive widespread attention was the Occupy Wall Street in New
York City's Zuccotti Park.
, Character list
Samuel Anderson: teacher and son of Faye.
Faye Andresen-Anderson: Samuel's mom who committed a crime against governor Packer.
She left Samuel at the age of 11.
Frank: Faye’s father, Samuel’s grandfather. An intimidating and standoffish guy. He is from
Norway where he lived in a salmon-red house on the edge of a town with a view of the
ocean. The house was haunted, he said.
Henry: Samuel’s father, he is very traditional and grew up on a farm. He works in frozen
dinner-business. Seperated from Faye.
Periwinkle:
The publisher of Samuel’s book which was never written. He describes himself as ‘an
exquisitely dressed white guy’. He looks forty but is mid-sixties. He carries himself in an
erect and stiff and regal manner.
Laura Pottsdam: one of Samuel’s students, she is used to always getting her way until
Samuel lets her fail for her paper which she copied. She cheats on all classes and uses
people for it.
Bethany: Twin to Bishop. The girl Samuel fell in love with.
Bishop: Twin to Bethany. He becomes friends with younger Samuel. A child that acts out at
school, later on in the book is revealed why.
Alice: kind of a hippie, lives down the hall of faye's room in college. Anti Authoritarian.
Charlie brown: an officer while Faye is in college, later on he is the judge on Faye's case.
Sebastian: works at the newspaper, meets Faye outside college. Anti-war protestant.
General information 2
Character list 3
Themes 4
Prologue 5
Part 1: The packer attacker 5
Part 2: ghosts of the old country 6
Part 3: enemy , obstacle, puzzle, trap 8
Part 4: The house spirit 9
Part 5: A body for each of is 10
Part 6: invasive species 12
Part 7: Circle 13
Part 8: search and seizure 15
Part 9: Revolution 16
Part 10: Deleveraging 19
,General information
The book has 10 parts which switch between 2011 (now) and 1968 (Faye’s younger years)
and 1988 (Faye leaving + Samuel’s younger years).
In 1968 an order of events took place, these are based on historical facts, but also partly the
writer’s imagination. Still I want to give you some information about certain events:
Chicago protests, 1968:
Protest activity against the Vietnam War took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic
National Convention. In 1967, counterculture and anti-Vietnam War protest groups had been
promising to come to Chicago and disrupt the convention, and the city promised to maintain
law and order. The protest climaxed in a police riot on the 28th of August, 1968.
widespread social tensions also developed concerning other issues, and tended to flow
along generational lines regarding human sexuality, women's rights, traditional modes of
authority,
Vietnam war and opposition:
The Vietnam war was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1955 to 1975.
Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War began with demonstrations in
1964 against the escalating role of the U.S. military in the Vietnam War and grew into a
broad social movement over the ensuing several years.
Anti-feminism:
Women were seen as less and faced sexism in the opposition groups. This book shows the
women coming together for an all woman march. At the same time a group of men is
watching it on the television and they are making nasty comments about it. Girls shouldn’t be
violent like that in their opinion.
Occupy movement (2011) / Occupy Wall Street:
Opposition to social and economic inequality and to the perceived lack of "real democracy"
around the world. It aimed primarily to advance social and economic justice and new forms
of democracy.
The first Occupy protest to receive widespread attention was the Occupy Wall Street in New
York City's Zuccotti Park.
, Character list
Samuel Anderson: teacher and son of Faye.
Faye Andresen-Anderson: Samuel's mom who committed a crime against governor Packer.
She left Samuel at the age of 11.
Frank: Faye’s father, Samuel’s grandfather. An intimidating and standoffish guy. He is from
Norway where he lived in a salmon-red house on the edge of a town with a view of the
ocean. The house was haunted, he said.
Henry: Samuel’s father, he is very traditional and grew up on a farm. He works in frozen
dinner-business. Seperated from Faye.
Periwinkle:
The publisher of Samuel’s book which was never written. He describes himself as ‘an
exquisitely dressed white guy’. He looks forty but is mid-sixties. He carries himself in an
erect and stiff and regal manner.
Laura Pottsdam: one of Samuel’s students, she is used to always getting her way until
Samuel lets her fail for her paper which she copied. She cheats on all classes and uses
people for it.
Bethany: Twin to Bishop. The girl Samuel fell in love with.
Bishop: Twin to Bethany. He becomes friends with younger Samuel. A child that acts out at
school, later on in the book is revealed why.
Alice: kind of a hippie, lives down the hall of faye's room in college. Anti Authoritarian.
Charlie brown: an officer while Faye is in college, later on he is the judge on Faye's case.
Sebastian: works at the newspaper, meets Faye outside college. Anti-war protestant.
