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Plot Summary of Civilized Savages
"Josephine Benson is a happy, care free eleven year old girl. With a thundering knock on the door, Josephine's nightmare begins. She determines that she must play the game until an opportunity arises to escape."
Susan Kaye Behm, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of Civilized Savages
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - near future
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - kidnap/rescue
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here? - cult

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Age: - a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a kid
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - gangs
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
How many deaths? - 3-4
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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