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| Plot Summary of Sketches by Boz |
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"A collection of excellent sketches (short stories) of Dickens' views of society around him. He was most certainly an outstanding observor and these little stories are warm."
Kelly Whiting, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Poverty, surviving
Yes
Kind of living:
- general poverty story
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- midlife crisis
- 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
Loss of...
- parents
Brain/Body disability?
- physical disability
Wisdom from homeless/bum?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
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
Identity:
- none
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
- lot of descript of crop raising
- lot of descript of animal care
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- prison
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style:
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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