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Plot Summary of The Phoenix
"A mad boy called William loves a girl called Ragnar, whom he thinks is a princess. Then they meet Torvald, who Ragnar falls in love with. Ragnar thinks Torvald has betrayed her, William poisons him, and in his dying words Ragnar finds out Torvald hadn't betrayed her. "
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Review Analysis of The Phoenix
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - love triangle/polygon
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Genius (really!)

Setting
Earth setting: - current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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