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Plot Summary of The Escape from Home - Beyond the Western Sea 1
"Main characters, Maura and Peter O'Connor lived in poverty in Ireland until they were forced out by the evil landlord. They are trying to escape to America where their father is struggling to make a living. Meanwhile, Laurence, the evil landlord's son, is angry with the family and decides to run away. Will they make it?"
molly, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 19th century
Inside culture (main char) - Irish
Other aspects: - story of the poor
Poverty, surviving Yes
Kind of living: - general poverty story
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Outside culture (society) - Ireland
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Ethnicity/Nationality - Irish/McCourt
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 - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - Ireland

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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