Jack Reacher Essay

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BOOK REPORT Jack Reacher : One Shot Protagonist : Jack Reacher , an former Army Criminal Investigator Antagonist : James Barr , a sniper who shot down five seemingly random people Main Plot : In the beginning of the book , there was a man setting up his rifle in a car park . This man was the antagonist of the story , James Barr . He was getting a clear view of his targets . Then , he shot down five seemingly random people . After James Barr left , the police arrived to the crime scene and collected the evidence . Detective Emerson found a quarter from a parking meter and a bullet shell . Later James Barr was caught and he was being interrogated by Detective Emerson . James refused to confess . Instead , he wrote down “ Get Jack Reacher “ on a piece of paper . Jack Reacher is always a mystery , as he cannot be found unless he wanted to be found . In the meantime , James Barr was in the hospital in a comatose state after being beaten up by other prisoners . Jack Reacher met up with James Barr’s attorney , Helen Rodin at a dinner later on . From their conversation , we know that James Barr was a military man and had killed four men in the past . Helen then went to visit the father of one of the victims . The father insisted that her daughter who being killed was a good person . Jack went to the car park scene where the sniper shot five people . After that , he asked Detective Emerson about the serial number on the sniper rifle . Helen then told Jack Reacher what she had learned about the five victims . The first victim Chrissie Farrior was a nanny and was on her way to buy a birthday present .The second victim was Rita Coronado , who was a mother . The third victim was Nancy Holt , who was shopping for a watch when she was shot . The fourth victim was Oline Archer who was running her husband’s construction company after his death .

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