The Incredible Shrinking Man

The Incredible Shrinking Man: A beautiful psychological study of masculinity

Every day Scott Carey is getting shorter by 1/7 of an inch. The doctors have figured out why ??? he was exposed to a combination of insecticide and radioactivity ??? but so far they have not been able to make him stop shrinking. Now Scott is only one inch tall and he is trapped in the cellar of his family???s rented home with a stale piece of bread, an out-of-reach box of crackers, a sponge, a garden hose, a water heater, and a black widow spider. And in seven more days, he???ll be gone.

Well, that???s enough to make many readers want to hear Scott???s story. How did he get in the cellar? Why didn???t he prepare for this since he had plenty of time? Where is his wife and daughter? Will the therapies reverse the shrinkage? Will the spider get him?

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