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Plot Summary of Redwall - Redwall 1
"Cluny is coming! The huge, evil rat is going to attack Redwall Abbey. Matthias, a small mouse with a warrior's spirit, longs to be a hero. All on a journey to save Redwall, Matthias recovers a sword gone for centuries, regains Redwall Abbey's greatest treasure, discovers a hidden grave, and learns a secret about himself, all on his successful quest to save Redwall Abbey and become a hero."
Susanna, Resident Scholar

"A young mouse's home is invaded by a huge army of warrior rats, lead by a deadly slayer. Fighting for justice and freedom, a young and innocent mouse risks everything to find the fabled sword and armour of Martin the Warrior, the founder of Redwall. This is his friends only hope, and by taking up the challenge he becomes... the warrior of Redwall."
Daniel Smith, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Redwall - Redwall 1
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - great warrior
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - magical weapon
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)

Main Character
Identity: - animal
Profession/status: - warrior/knight
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can talk to animals
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - animal
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - killer
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
Terrain - Water - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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