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"Mercy Among The Children, a book by David Richard Adams allows you to witness the trial and tribulations of three generations of the Henderson family. The book revolves around how Sydney Henderson lives and dies by his ideals because no matter the consequences he will stand firmly by them. As a child Sydney Henderson's life was changed dramatically when he pushed another child, Connie Devlin, of a church roof for stealing his molasses sandwich. He made a deal with God that if he let this child live he would never in any way hurt another person again.
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Cesar Gonzalez , Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Poverty, surviving
Yes
Kind of living:
- farm poverty
- general poverty story
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Father (or standin)
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Parents/lack of parents problem?
- rebelling against parent's expectations
Wild kid(s)?
- committing crimes
Druggie/Wino problems?
- alcohol
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- farmer
Age:
- a teen
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Main Adversary
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- deluded
- wild
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
- throughout most of the book.
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- rape/molest (yeech!)
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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