|
|
| Plot Summary of The Old Curiousity Shop |
|---|
"Little Nell and her useless grandfather escape from the shrewd, mean, humuorous dwarf Mr Quilp. Quilp has taken over their antique shop, due to the grandfathers gambling debts."
Rachel Holland, Resident Scholar
|
|
|
| Review Analysis of The Old Curiousity Shop |
|---|
|
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
|
|
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Other aspects:
- story of the poor
Poverty, surviving
Yes
Kind of living:
- general poverty story
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- British
If story of urban/rural...
- Big city life
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Age:
- a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- deluded
- wild
- eccentric
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual Style:
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
|
|
|
Click here for more information about this book
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s). | |
Use our site!
Feedback
About us
Most recent discussions:
General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
.
Suzanne Collins
8:57:21 PM
Shannon Holmes
8:05:43 PM
R. Garcia Y Robertson
6:56:32 PM
Marlo Morgan
6:30:00 PM
Robert Segarra
5:12:00 PM
Dennis L. McKiernan
4:47:04 PM
Mary Downing Hahn
4:04:51 PM
Margaret Peterson Haddix
3:40:45 PM
Natasha Friend
3:14:44 PM
Deric Longden
3:02:09 PM
Lori Wick
2:04:58 PM
George W. Bush
1:36:15 PM
Lilian Jackson Braun
12:53:34 PM
James H. Cobb
10:05:36 AM
Sallie Bissell
11:40:33 PM
Jean M. Auel
4:37:23 PM
Eva Augustin Rumpf
4:36:38 PM
Ruth Minsky Sender
4:15:14 PM
Alice Blanchard
3:46:47 PM
Suzanne Weyn
12:05:19 PM
More message boards
|
