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Plot Summary of The Diary Of Ellen Rimbauer
"Ellen Rimbauer married John Rimbauer at a very young age. John was 20 years older then her. Ellen began this diary to have a way to release her frustrations and anxieties about her new marriage. She also shared with her diary the confusion she experienced with her sexuality. The diary relays her feelings and emotions as she grows into her marriage and life. It also has a detailed description of the mansion being built in the Seattle area. She names this mansion Rose Red. This huge home will be the place where many tragedies take place. Ellen believes this house to be alive and feeds of the souls of its choosing. This young woman was lead down a very bumpy and pot holed filled road."
Sherrie L. Jones, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - playing footsy while inconveniently married
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is - much younger/older

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - homemaker
Age: - 20's-30's
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 - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - society

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Pacific NW
City? Yes
City: - wealthy
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - lesbians! - actual description of hetero sex - descript. of female anat. (the big B's) - rape/molest (yeech!)
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Unusual Style: - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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