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Plot Summary of She
"In She, an explorer and his adopted son travel into Africa in search of a society detailed in a inherited box. They encounter a lost race of people and a beautiful white immortal goddess named 'She-who-must-be-obeyed.'"
Amanda Van Laarhoven, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 19th century
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Exploring into the wild Yes
kind of story - struggle to reach landmark
Religion theme? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - explorer
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
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: - Female
Age: - long-lived adults
Has magical powers? Yes
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed - eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 ()
Africa Yes
Kind of Africa: - Black Africa
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Mountains: - climbing on trails

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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