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Plot Summary of House of Sand and Fog
"A battle over material goods between people of different cultures disrupts into violence and huge loss. Combatants have complex side issues that complicate the plot and give book great appeal."
Beau Thurnauer, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Political/social activism Yes
Plotlet: - general liberal/left wing activism
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over - midlife crisis - vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Culture clash? - visiting a culture in other country
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Druggie/Wino problems? - alcohol - drugs

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - small businessman
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed
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: - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Pacific NW

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - actual description of hetero sex
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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