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Plot Summary of The Eyes of Darkness
"THIS IS A STORY ABOUT ONE WOMAN'S FIGHT FOR THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DEATH OF HER SON AND THE MANY STRANGE OCCURENCES THAT TAKE PLACE ONE YEAR LATER.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE ABOUT THE TRIUMPH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT. IT IS VERY WELL WRITTEN.....AND VERY CAPTIVATING.
"

lisa demayo, Resident Scholar

"A year after the death of her son, Tina Evans is being haunted. Someone or something is trying to tell her that her child is not dead, and the story of his death was fabricated. Now, a secret government agency is trying to stop her from finding the truth."
Justin E. Deaver, Resident Scholar

"A year after her son's death, Christina Evans begins to wonder if someone knows something she doesn't, or is just playing a joke on her to make her suffer more than she has. "
Krys Wilson, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Eyes of Darkness
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%




Time/era of story: - 1960's-1970's
Medical Thriller Yes
Medical Plotlets: - wild experiments on people
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - government bureaucracy

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
City? Yes
City: - wealthy
Misc setting - resort/hotel - fort/military installation - scientific labs

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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