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| Plot Summary of The Long Night of White Chickens |
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"Roger is a young man in search of the murderer of his beloved friend, Flor, which carries him from suburban New Jersey into the world of Central American politics and society. Flor came from Guatemala as a teenager to work as a maid in the home of Roger, then a toddler. She returned to her homeland after college to run an orphanage and was murdered there. Roger travels to Guatemala to find her murderer where he is reunited with Moya, a Guatemalan journalist and friend. They set out together to solve the crime."
Coletta Ollerer, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Long Night of White Chickens |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- surviving repressive dictatorship
Crime & Police story
Yes
Story of
- catching a killer
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 8 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Central
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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