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Plot Summary of The Snakeman Cometh
"A young woman, who has grown up in a snake-handling cult, begins to question their religious dogma. "
Allison Pollack Alexander, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Snakeman Cometh
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Composition of Book
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 40%




Tone of story - depressing/sad
Time/era of story: - 1930's-1950's
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Religious overtones? Yes
Who's the terrorist enemy here? - cult

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - mastermind
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - mind control
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - cults
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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