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That was the end of Grogan... the man who killed my father, raped and murdered my sister, burned my ranch, shot my dog, and stole my Bible!
— Joan · Romancing the Stone
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
A melodramatic, triumphant announcement that an enemy is finished, followed by a list of his crimes: killing the speaker's father, raping and murdering a sister, burning the ranch, shooting a dog and stealing a Bible. The escalating grievances end on an almost comic small theft.
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