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| Plot Summary of Paradise |
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"Marguerite de La Rocque is the sixteen-year-old daughter of a strict Huguenot father in France in 1542. She is in love with Pierre, the youngest son of a neighboring family, but she cannot marry him because he is Catholic. Marguerite's uncle plans to build a colony in the new world of Canada. He decides that young ladies must come along, to marry the young noble settlers. Marguerite is one of those chosen, and she is able to plan for Pierre to come along as well. She hopes that in the New World they will find a way to be together. But upon their arrival in Canada, their dreams shatter. Marguerite's uncle discovers the two are lovers, and banishes Marguerite and her best friend - her servant Damienne - to a desolate island. Pierre manages to join them, but how can the three survive in this harsh wilderness with no one to help them?"
Rebecca Herman, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Paradise |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 17th century
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 11-14
Exploring into the wild
Yes
kind of story
- surviving natural elements
Lover is
- of a different race (interracial loving!)
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 7 ()
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
Forest?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- sail boat
Island?
Yes
Island:
- food/shelter preoccupation
- stranded
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- impregnation/reproduction
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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