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1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion
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Plot Summary of 1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion
"After the death of his parents, Ned Halloran enrolls at Saint Enda's school in Dublin. There he becomes inspired by his head master, Patrick Pearse, to help fight for the freedom of Ireland. Llywelyn place's the compeling story of Ned's journey amist the history of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rebellion."
Keri, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of 1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1900-1920's
Political/social activism Yes
Plotlet: - general liberal/left wing activism
Inside culture (main char) - Irish
Culture clash? - Being oppressed by outside culture
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - British
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - Irish/McCourt
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - diplomat
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
Misc setting - prison

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of hetero sex - descript. of female anat. (the big B's) - descript. of female anat. (the big V) - rape/molest (yeech!)
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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