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Plot Summary of The Cage
"Beryl, a photographer, is picked to go on an expedition to northern Canada beacuse, with her five foot one frame, she's the only one who can comfortably fit in the cage they will use to photograph polar bears up close. Beryl, feeling out of place since she's the only woman in the group, must also learn to deal with the extreme cold. The cold becomes the main adversary after the bears damage their only form of transportation and force them to make their way back to civilization on foot. One by one the other members of the expedition succomb to the cold. Alone, Beryl must rely only on her own inner strength to survive."
sayruh, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
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 - Female
Profession/status: - artist
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
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: - natural phenomena

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
Ice Caps/Sea? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of hetero sex
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