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Plot Summary of The Wonderful Story of Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp
"The story of Aladdin is the story in which a boy finds a wonderful lamp, which gives him control of a genie who can effect nearly any extraordinary transformation that the boy requests. When Aladdin, a poor street boy, finds an old lamp hidden deep in a cave he becomes the master of a magical genie. Will three wishes be enough to help Aladdin earn the love of beautiful Princess Jasmine and outwit the evil Jafar?"
Apple Gabriel, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Wonderful Story of Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - humorous or laughable
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - a powerful magician
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - rescue mission/escape from confinement
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - slave
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - unemployed
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings

Setting
Terrain - Mountains

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How much dialogue? - little dialog
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