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Plot Summary of Masquerade
"A spy with amnesia tries to figure things out."
James L. Chervenko, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Masquerade
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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
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - main char. spying/sabotage
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here? - spy ring
Amnesia story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - journalist
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - deluded - emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - spy
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - FBI/CIA
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Europe Yes
European country: - France
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - descript. of breasts
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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