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Plot Summary of The Beast
"This book is not as good as Jaws, but is also a very
good story about a giant squid. Wonderfully written and well developed. Have fun!
"

Marco Aurelio, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Beast
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - very upbeat
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Water adventure Yes
Water: - wet animal attack!

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - trader
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Water? Yes
Water: - sail boat - lifeboat - swimming on - scuba under - submarining
Small town? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 5-7
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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