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| Plot Summary of Ishmael |
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"Conversations with a telepathic ape about philosophy. Really."
dave dellatore, Resident Scholar
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"The narrator, a somewhat thoughtful and sensitive middle-aged man who occasionally has fits of desiring to save the world, answers a classified ad that seeks students. The teacher/guru turns out to be Ishmael, a highly-educated and telepathic gorilla, who teaches the narrator about where the human race went wrong and what needs to be done to save the world. There's very little plot; almost nothing "happens" in the story beyond a Socratic dialogue between two parties -- sort of a "My Dinner With Andre" that stars a great ape and a human. The author offers interesting new readings of the Fall of Man and Cain's murder of Abel, but this is more of an ecological and philosophical book than a religious one. But easily readable too, not at all ploddingly dense."
David Loftus, 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
- 1980's-1999
Animal story
Yes
Kind of animal:
- monkey
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- nature of existence (heavy philosophy)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
- society
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers
- mind control
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 (a little)
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
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