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Plot Summary of Deep Water
"The main character, Victor Van Allen is married to a woman who enjoys having affairs. As the story progresses Vic decides it's time for him to do something about it and proceeds to kill his wife's lovers. At the end of the story he turns on her, creating a thrilling climax. "
Edward Love, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Deep Water
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1930's-1950's
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is.... - stalking/killing innocents
Crime Thriller Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by dangerous boy/girlfriend/spouse

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - small businessman
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - mentally ill
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - quite fatty

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Small town? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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