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Plot Summary of Pandora of Athens
"Thirteen-year-old Pandora, living in Athens in the year 399 B.C., resents that as a young girl of ancient Greece, she has no say at all in her future. She is already betrothed, to a man she despises, and who is more then twice her age -- her stupid, useless cousin Menander. And as soon as she turns fourteen, she will be forced to marry him. But one day while Pandora is fetching water, she meets the philosopher Socrates, and what he tells her changes her life forever. She is even more determined to determine the course of her own future when she meets his young disciple, Phoenix, whom she knows she would marry if only she had a choice. "
Rebecca Herman, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - ancient Greece
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school
Parents/lack of parents problem? - rebelling against parent's expectations
Loving/sexing? - guy chasing

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality - Greek
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 - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - Greece
City? Yes
City: - wealthy

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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