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Plot Summary of Everything to Gain
"Meg starts out very happily married to her husband and with two little children, and a third one on the way. They live happily along, mom stays at home, and dad goes to work like any normal family. But one day, something completely unforeseen happens.

The father and his two children take off some place in the family car, and the worst possible event happens-a drive by shooting. None of them live, and Meg's beloved family all die instantly.

You could feel the most horrible grief as you read it, and what Meg has to SUFFER horribly through. The criminal isn't caught for a while either, and the police are trying to catch the guy involved.

Meg can barely get out of bed and face the days ahead of her. "

, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Everything to Gain
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Plot
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes
Loss of... - husband/boyfriend/squeeze

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - homemaker
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - accused criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards - a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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