The Baron in the Trees
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Plot Summary of The Baron in the Trees

"In 1767, 12-year-old Cosimo Piavosco di Rondo refuses to eat the snails he's been served at table, and takes to the trees. He spends the rest of his considerably long life in the trees -- with an occasional stopover on a roof or ship's mast, but never touching solid ground again -- in protest against his father and his family, then society in general. The delightful and witty tale, related by his younger, well-behaved brother Biagio, covers Cosimo's loves, battles, thievery, and ultimate death -- ever true to his principles.

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout.

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David Loftus, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Baron in the Trees

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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 18th century
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Inside culture (main char) - Italian
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over - vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Culture clash? - family young v. old guard
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - Italian
If story of urban/rural... - Small town life
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Parents/lack of parents problem? - rebelling against parent's expectations

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age: - long lived adults
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
Ethnicity/Nationality - Italian
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 (a good amount)
Europe Yes
European country: - Italy
Forest? Yes
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - little dialog

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