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Plot Summary of Sharpe's Trafalgar
"Sharpe participates in a sea chase from India to Europe. The chase culminates in the Battle of Trafalgar with Sharpe in the thick of it. A great naval story in the wooden ships and iron men mode. "
Bill MacArthur, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Sharpe's Trafalgar
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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain? - Very obvious
Time/era of story: - 19th century
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - diplomat
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - evil politicians
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
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - India
Water? Yes
Water: - sail boat - warship - drowning

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - hundreds or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - descript. of breasts
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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