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Plot Summary of Summer Pine
"This story is about a man trying to come to grips with his past. In his past he was separated from a boy he loved like a son. In the present, another boy enters his life, and aids the man in overcoming the injustice of his past."
Thomas, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of Summer Pine
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Family, loving relations Yes
Special relationship with - son
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes
Loss of... - child/children

Main Character
Gender - Male
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 - Genius
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 (some)
Africa Yes
Kind of Africa: - White Enclave
Prairie? Yes
Small town? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Unusual Style: - a lot of play on words - 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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