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Plot Summary of Sketches by Boz
"A collection of excellent sketches (short stories) of Dickens' views of society around him. He was most certainly an outstanding observor and these little stories are warm."
Kelly Whiting, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 19th century
Poverty, surviving Yes
Kind of living: - general poverty story
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over - midlife crisis - 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
Loss of... - parents
Brain/Body disability? - physical disability
Wisdom from homeless/bum? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
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: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm - lot of descript of crop raising - lot of descript of animal care
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee - dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting - fancy mansion - prison

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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