After reading the short story, Scavengers, I made a network graph representing the connections between character (nodes) based on the relationship who they know (edges.)
The network graph shows that most of the characters know Rikidozan because he has the most edges touching him. Google Fusion even made his node larger to put emphasis on the fact most nodes have edges touching him, which mean the story probably revolved around him.
However, the graph does not tell us that the entire story is coming from the narrator’s point of view and about the fascination the narrator has for Rikidozan. I think combining the knowledge one gets from reading the short story and using a network graph, one can start to make more interesting comments. For example, everyone seems to be connected to Rikidozan and most seem to be connecting to the narrator, but they still don’t have an edge connecting them together. How does the lack of edge between them shape the story?
Link to my network graph: https://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?docid=14IGfLBdSL5sU-Pzf5F3y27KOXDAlu4JFeRJ6HfAP
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