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Plot Summary of The Tropics
"In separate stories, two strong women struggle for survival against the forces of the sea: one experiences a life-altering boating disaster; the other, a snorkling expert, is caught in a riptide. In a third part, years later, these women, now neighbors, must face another challenge: a hurricane on Hawaii"
Regina Pounds, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Tropics
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Exploring into the wild Yes
kind of story - water adventure

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - artist
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
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 10 (a tremendous amount)
Water? Yes
Water: - swimming on - sail boat - lost at sea - scuba under
Island? Yes
Island: - Pacific Islands

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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