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"Belle is a sixteen-year-old slave in Kentucky who escapes to freedom in Michigan on the Underground Railroad. She is seperated from her father and is on her own when she is found by a brother and sister, Daniel and Josephine Best. The Best family is a free black family that helps slaves escape. Belle falls in love with Daniel, who is handsome and smart, but he is engaged to marry another girl, who he may not even love."
Rebecca Herman, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Belle and the Beau |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Civil war romance
Love Triangles/Polygons
Yes
What kind:
- one man-two women
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by authorities/family
Matchbreaker
Yes
Matchbreaker is
- jealous suitor/lover
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age/status:
- a teen
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- slave
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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