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Plot Summary of Our Gang
"OUR GANG is a political satire written in three months by Philip Roth in 1971.

Trick E. Dixon is the President of the United States with a little problem. People don't like him, even the boy-scouts of America dare to organize a demonstration in front of the White House. In the company of his advisors, he analyzes the situation and decides to fight the very causes of the Evil in America. So he will declare war against the pro-pornographic danish governement that has given shelter to a popular american baseball player guilty of having refused the system.

Very funny and accurate nowadays."

Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Our Gang
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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Life of a profession: - politician
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 1 (None)
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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