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Plot Summary of Moment of Freedom
"The narrator is a courthouse in an Alpine principality, who in his spare time is writing a "History of Bestiality." The discovery of pornographic photos involving leading citizens of the town sets him to trying to remember his past, including rebellious school days, wanderings in Germany and Italy and his time as a refugee and art student in Stockholm during World WAr II. He ruminates on the nature of evil and his own cowardice in not having the courage to "paint his own picture," and undergoes some rebirth experiences. "
Esther Greenleaf Murer, Resident Scholar


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Plot
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
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
Druggie/Wino problems? - alcohol

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - champion of justice
Age: - 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental 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

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 (a significant amount)
Europe Yes
European country: - Italy - Scandinavia - Germany
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
City? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of hetero sex
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards
Is this an e-book? Yes
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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