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Plot Summary of Touched
"The main character of Touched, Dr. Matthew Allen Green, decided his lastest patient, a ninety-eight year old lady, was too close to death to waste his time on. He was wrong. Because of the support, love and kindness, plus a few tools of the trade, as she called them, Matthew Allen learned not only to forgive but to care.
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Linda Armstrong-Miller, Resident Scholar


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Plot
Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Life of a profession: - doctor
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over - vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - doctor
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status: - religious figure
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers - mind reading - clairvoyant - can see into the future - can read emotions
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - physically sick

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 (a little)
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual Style: - a lot of play on words - a lot of flashback and forwards - a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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