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| Plot Summary of Ransom |
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" Peter started doing drugs for fun and then it got out of hands, he was send to prison for drug dealing, leaving his wife and two little daughters alone.
Fernanda Barnes is a widow of a dot-com millionaire who lost everything before killing himself; Fernanda finds herself the target of the ruthless Phillip Addison, who wants her money. Young Sam has been kidnapped by Philip and his mother Widow Fernanda Allan is horrified. Kidnaper of Sam is looking for a huge ransom because the kidnapper thinks that Fernanda is very rich but what kidnapper doesn't know is that Fernanda's husband had lost everything in bad business investment. Ted Lee is a detective who is working to bring Sam back home to his mother but Ted soon finds out that he is falling in love with the beautiful Fernanda.
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Faiza Iqtidar, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Ransom |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- escape/rescue from kidnappers
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Genius (really!)
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- FBI/CIA
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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