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Plot Summary of The Sharks
"Describes the voyage of the bark Neptune across the pacific in 1899. The ship is a microcosm of the world. Conflicts erupt at the very beginning. As the ship's medical officer, the narrator/second mate feels himself caught in the middle. Tension builds up to a mutiny, but a typhoon forces all to cooperate to save themselves.    "
Esther Greenleaf Murer (translator), Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Sharks
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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Exploring into the wild Yes
kind of story - surviving natural elements

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - navy soldier
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

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

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Ice Caps/Sea? Yes
Where? - Ocean
Water? Yes
Water: - sail boat - lost at sea - feeding sharks

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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