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| Plot Summary of Children of the Sea |
"In Children of the Sea, a ship picks up a black man named James Wait. He soon falls ill, and the other sailors tend to him as he dies. They discover some basic truths about society as a whole."
Amanda Van Laarhoven, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Children of the Sea |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Exploring into the wild
Yes
kind of story
- water adventure
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- emotionally unstable
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- physically sick
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?
- 5 (an average amount)
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Ice Caps/Sea?
Yes
Where?
- Ocean
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style:
- No single main character?
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