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Plot Summary of The Character of Rain
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St. Martin's, May 2003, 11.95, 132 pp.
ISBN: 0312302487

A baby known as la Plante or the Tube abruptly moves and cries. Then the Tube's Belgium grandma arrives with the most devastating poison known in the universe, white chocolate. The Tube tastes the sweetness and a new conscience has metamorphosed. Life in the tube has turned quite sweetly though the awakening of Amelie makes her realize that paradise will be lost.

This unusual autobiographical tale first is told in the third person until the pivotal moment in history, the infamous chocolate incident, when the plot is written as a first person narrative. Not everyone will want to read this metaphysical story, but those who do will find a clever, witty, and intelligent tale that even makes the earliest of days come across realistically. Except for the title, fans will appreciate Amelie Nothomb's work that does not miss a beat in the translation from the original French MÉTAPHYSIQUE DES TUBES.

Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Family, caring for ill Yes
Who is sick? - Daughter
because he/she is - physically ill
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over - nature of existence (heavy philosophy)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Pregnancy/Child rearing Yes
Major part of story: - general child raising

Main Character
Gender - Female
Ethnicity/Nationality - French
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 10 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - France

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Unusual Style: - a lot of stream of consciousness - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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