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Plot Summary of The Infinite
"This mansion is said to be haunted because of all the tragedy that has taken place there through the years. First it was owned by a madman then it became a school. There was a fire that caused the school to close down. Ivy is feels she is being drawn to this empty house to awaken whatever it is that causes all these tragedies. She and Jack get together and hire a group of strangers with special abilities to bring forth what lies sleeping in this house. Once they figure out what the house is all about it's to late to turn back."
Sherrie L. Jones, Resident Scholar

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Plot

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




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story? Yes
Horror plotlets - Why do they stay in the haunted house/boat?

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena
Age: - long-lived adults
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - telekinesis - mind control - can read emotions
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - power
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
City? Yes
City: - New York
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - touching of anatomy
Unusual forms of death - blunt clubbing (like seals)
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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