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| Plot Summary of Up |
"Just out of college, Becky Pine wants a job, a girlfriend and a manifesto. She wants a life -- her own real life. Southland Auto Acres, a car lot in Los Angeles, becomes her boot camp for learning about love, relationships and the real world."
BSG, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Up |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
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
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Love problems?
- lesbianism!!!!
Woman's story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- explorer
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
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- explorer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- California
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- lesbians!
- actual description of hetero sex
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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