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* TeenGenius: Arlo turns thirteen while he and Louie are on the way home from Kentucky.
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* ProfessionalGambler: Snodgrass and Minx, two men who bet on horse races and rob Arlo because he's better at it than they are. [[spoiler:Arlo gets his revenge by tricking them into betting all their money on a horse that will lose. The shock of it eventually causes Snodgrass to go straight, but Minx continues on his destructive path.]]
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* TrappedByGamblingDebts: Louie ends up in debt to the Mafia this way. He empties his and Arlo's partnership account and still has to beg Arlo for more money.
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* BookEnds: [[spoiler:Both the first and the last sentences of the book have Arlo at the top of the oak tree, where he has an "eternal view of the world."]]
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* CementShoes: Bucketeer Mario Portalini owes money to the Mafia. He's threatened with being tossed into the Hudson River in cement boots.
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* {{Motif}}: The oak tree Arlo falls out of. It shows up often in his thoughts, symbolizing his future and well-being. When he's doing well, he imagines the tree growing stronger; when he's taken advantage of, he imagines buzzards destroying the tree. He even names the company he founds Tumbling Oaks after his fall. However, he's also scared of the tree, as he associates it with being injured. [[spoiler:When he returns home from his journey, he climbs the tree again to overcome his fear.]]
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* DomesticAbuse: [[spoiler:Arlo's mother's second husband turned out to be violent and controlling. He forced her to abandon Arlo because he didn't want to be responsible for an idiot child, even though she felt horrible about it.]]
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* ArcWords: Arlo sees an ad in the paper for the book ''Think and Grow Rich''. He never buys the book, but he often thinks of the title, first as a description of his goals, then as something he's moved past.
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* TheUnSmile: Arlo hires a retired actress to teach him to act normal. He isn't very good at it at first - all his expressions are so exaggerated that they look creepy.
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* TheUnSmile: Arlo hires a the retired actress Maria to teach him to act normal. He isn't very good at it at first - all his expressions are so exaggerated that they look creepy.
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* DistantEpilogue: [[spoiler:Arlo is writing the book as a ninety-year-old, shortly before his wife's death. He predicts his own death in 13 years.]]
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* HealthcareMotivation: [[spoiler:Arlo's mother steals money from his account to pay the medical bills of her younger son, who was badly injured in the same car accident that killed her second husband.]]
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Arlo Harkin is a twelve-year-old autistic boy living on a farm in TheFifties with his grandfather and his uncle Louie. One day, he falls out of an oak tree and hits his head on a rock. When he wakes up, he discovers that he now has synesthesia, that he can perceive tiny details in his enironnment, and that he seems to have precognitive abilities. He sets out on a journey to try to understand and learn how to use his gifts.
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Arlo Harkin is a twelve-year-old autistic boy living on a farm in TheFifties with his grandfather and his uncle Louie. One day, he falls out of an oak tree and hits his head on a rock. When he wakes up, he discovers that he now has synesthesia, that he can perceive tiny details in his enironnment, environnment, and that he seems to have precognitive abilities. He sets out on a journey to try to understand and learn how to use his gifts.
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Arlo Harkin is a twelve-year-old autistic boy living on a farm in TheFifties with his grandfather and his uncle Louie. One day, he falls out of an oak tree and hits his head on a rock. When he wakes up, he discovers that he now has synesthesia, that he can perceive tiny details in his enironment, and that he seems to have precognitive abilities. He and his uncle Louie set out on a journey to try to profit from Arlo's ability.
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Arlo Harkin is a twelve-year-old autistic boy living on a farm in TheFifties with his grandfather and his uncle Louie. One day, he falls out of an oak tree and hits his head on a rock. When he wakes up, he discovers that he now has synesthesia, that he can perceive tiny details in his enironment, enironnment, and that he seems to have precognitive abilities. He and his uncle Louie set sets out on a journey to try to profit from Arlo's ability.understand and learn how to use his gifts.
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* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: [[spoiler:Louie marries Sue, a counselor at Hope Clinic, where Arlo persuaded him to go into rehab for his addictions.]]
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* LittleStowaway: Arlo hides in the storage room of a luxury boat to travel from Leros to Patmos.
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* MultipleChoiceFuture: Arlo sees the future as colored rivers flowing out from people. People could end up in any river depending on the choices they make.
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* RealMenTakeItBlack: Arlo likes his coffee black, not because he wants to seem tough, but because cream and sugar disguise the subtle tastes of nuts and berries.
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Arlo Harkin is a twelve-year-old autistic boy living on a farm in TheFifties with his grandfather and his uncle Louie. One day, he falls out of an oak tree and hits his head on a rock. When he wakes up, he discovers that he has synesthesia, that he can perceive tiny details, and that he seems to have precognitive abilities. He and his uncle Louie set out on a journey to try to profit from Arlo's ability.
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Arlo Harkin is a twelve-year-old autistic boy living on a farm in TheFifties with his grandfather and his uncle Louie. One day, he falls out of an oak tree and hits his head on a rock. When he wakes up, he discovers that he now has synesthesia, that he can perceive tiny details, details in his enironment, and that he seems to have precognitive abilities. He and his uncle Louie set out on a journey to try to profit from Arlo's ability.
* FiveFingerDiscount: Arlo is targeted by a pickpocket while he's traveling across the Mediterranean in a cargo boat. He manages to kick the man overboard. Arlo isn't worried about him, since there are fishing boats nearby that could rescue him.
* InnocentProdigy: Arlo's sheltered upbringing and poor understanding of other people cause him to get ripped off a lot.
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* TheUnsmile: Arlo hires a retired actress to teach him to act normal. He isn't very good at it at first - all his expressions are so exaggerated that they look creepy.
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* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Louie usually calls Arlo "Kid," so Arlo is surprised when he uses his actual name.
* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Louie usually calls Arlo "Kid," so Arlo is surprised when he uses his actual name.
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* TheAllegedCar: Arlo and Louie drive to Kentucky in Louie's 1940 ford, but it keeps breaking down along the way, and they end up spending most of the $1,000 they brought on repairs. Louie trades it for a brand-new Ford Fairlane 500 Convertible as soon as he can afford to.
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* TheAllegedCar: Arlo and Louie drive to Kentucky in Louie's 1940 ford, Ford, but it keeps breaking down along the way, and they end up spending most of the $1,000 they brought on repairs. Louie trades it for a brand-new Ford Fairlane 500 Convertible as soon as he can afford to.
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Arlo Harkin is a twelve-year-old autistic boy living on a farm in TheFifties with his grandfather and his uncle Louie. One day, he falls out of an oak tree and hits his head on a rock. When he wakes up, he discovers that he has synesthesia, that he can perceive tiny details, and that he seems to have precognitive abilities. He and his uncle Louie set out on a journey to try to profit from Arlo's ability.
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* TheAlcoholic: Louie has been a heavy drinker ever since he got home from the war.
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* TheGamblingAddict: Louie tends to take large amounts of money from his and Arlo's account to spend on gambling.
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* TechnicallyASmile: Arlo notes that the mobster Al has a very threatening smile. He tries to learn the expression himself in case it comes in handy.
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* MinorLivingAlone: After Arlo persuades Louie to go to rehab, he lives alone in their penthouse.
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* TheUnsmile: Arlo hires a retired actress to teach him to act normal. He isn't very good at it at first - all his expressions are so exaggerated that they look creepy.
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* ChildProdigy: Arlo becomes one after his head injury. Before, he was thought to be a moron.
* ContemplationLocation: Arlo uses his grandfather's newspaper room for this purpose.
* ContemplationLocation: Arlo uses his grandfather's newspaper room for this purpose.
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* FourthDateMarriage: Arlo's parents met while walking in a park. They were married in UsefulNotes/LasVegas the next day. Shortly thereafter, he was shipped off to fight in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and was killed months before Arlo's birth, leaving his mother a widow at seventeen.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Louie deals with stress by getting drunk and stomping around the backyard screaming about Iwo Jima and cursing the Japs.
* TapOnTheHead: Shortly before Arlo and Louie leave Kentucky, muggers knock Louie unconscious with a club and take most of the money they have on hand. Luckily they've already sent most of their winnings back to California, and they still have some money the robbers didn't find.
* TapOnTheHead: Shortly before Arlo and Louie leave Kentucky, muggers knock Louie unconscious with a club and take most of the money they have on hand. Luckily they've already sent most of their winnings back to California, and they still have some money the robbers didn't find.
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* TheAllegedCar: Arlo and Louie drive to Kentucky in Louie's car, 1940 ford, but it keeps breaking down along the way, and they end up spending most of the $1,000 they brought on repairs.repairs. Louie trades it for a brand-new Ford Fairlane 500 Convertible as soon as he can afford to.
* FourthDateMarriage: Arlo's parents met while walking in a park. They were married in UsefulNotes/LasVegas the next day. Shortly thereafter, he was shipped off to fight in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and was killed months before Arlo's birth, leaving his mother a widow at seventeen.
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* TrashOfTheTitans: Arlo's grandfather is a hoarder. On one side of the house, he keeps things like rusty washing machines and old broken-down cars. He also uses Arlo's father's old bedroom solely for storing the daily newspaper, which he doesn't throw away.
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* SixIsNine: Arlo and Louie lose the first ten dollars they bet at the Kentucky Derby because Arlo accidentally reversed a six for a nine in his head.
* TheAllegedCar: Arlo and Louie drive to Kentucky in Louie's car, but it keeps breaking down along the way, and they end up spending most of the $1,000 they brought on repairs.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: How Arlo and Louie keep the money they win at the local races. Louie wants to bring it all to Kentucky, but Arlo insists that they leave most of it at the bank because he's afraid Louie will spend it all on alcohol and girls.
* TheAllegedCar: Arlo and Louie drive to Kentucky in Louie's car, but it keeps breaking down along the way, and they end up spending most of the $1,000 they brought on repairs.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: How Arlo and Louie keep the money they win at the local races. Louie wants to bring it all to Kentucky, but Arlo insists that they leave most of it at the bank because he's afraid Louie will spend it all on alcohol and girls.
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* LivesInAVan: When Arlo and Louie arrive in Kentucky, they only have $25 left. They sleep in Louie's car because they can't afford a hotel room.
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* SensoryOverload: At the Kentucky Derby, Arlo is overwhelmed by all the flashes of colors and concentrates on the asphalt instead. He still feels dizzy and disoriented afterwards.
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''The Savant'' is a 2018 novel by Cass Tell.
Arlo is a twelve-year-old autistic boy living on a farm in TheFifties with his grandfather and his uncle Louie. One day, he falls out of an oak tree and hits his head on a rock. When he wakes up, he discovers that he has synesthesia, that he can perceive tiny details, and that he seems to have precognitive abilities. He and his uncle Louie set out on a journey to try to profit from Arlo's ability.
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!!''The Savant'' contains examples of:
* TheKlutz: Arlo wonders what he'll do for a living when he grows up, as he's too unsteady on his feet to be a firefighter or a tractor driver.
* ParentalAbandonment: Arlo's father died in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII when he was a baby, and his mother moved to San Diego with her new husband without him when he was five.
* ReallySeventeenYearsOld: Louie lied about his age so he could join the marines at age seventeen.
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Arlo is a twelve-year-old autistic boy living on a farm in TheFifties with his grandfather and his uncle Louie. One day, he falls out of an oak tree and hits his head on a rock. When he wakes up, he discovers that he has synesthesia, that he can perceive tiny details, and that he seems to have precognitive abilities. He and his uncle Louie set out on a journey to try to profit from Arlo's ability.
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!!''The Savant'' contains examples of:
* TheKlutz: Arlo wonders what he'll do for a living when he grows up, as he's too unsteady on his feet to be a firefighter or a tractor driver.
* ParentalAbandonment: Arlo's father died in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII when he was a baby, and his mother moved to San Diego with her new husband without him when he was five.
* ReallySeventeenYearsOld: Louie lied about his age so he could join the marines at age seventeen.
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