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Plot Summary of Tick Tock
"A young author recieves a small rag doll on his doorstep one night. When he brings it inside his house, it begins to grow until it becomes a formidible monster. The young man escapes his house, and the monster (or so he thinks) until he encounters it on the road. Along comes a woman who can actually help him. They overcome the monster and fall in love."
Monica Hughes, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of Tick Tock
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story? Yes
Horror plotlets - the inanimate object chased me!

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - is very quick - super strength
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - revenge
Monster of some sort? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - California

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 5-7
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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