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Plot Summary of Area 7
"In Area 7 we meet marines again who survived the Ice Station. Now Scarecrow, Mother and Fox do duty on Marine One, the President's helicopter. When the President visits Area 7, a top secret military installation that has the task to develop a vaccination against a new bioweapon, they suddenly have to fight for his life if they want to survive themselves. The commander of Area 7 tries to have the president killed. That is especially dangerous because if the President's heart stops to beat, several nuclear bombs will detonate throughout the US. Apart from that, the affair between Scarecrow and Fox develops further. "
Anne, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Area 7
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - preventing/finding assassin
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - navy soldier
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - radical right wingers
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Desert? Yes
Water? Yes
Water: - scuba under
Air? Yes
Air: - skyjacking - warplane
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Unusual forms of death - biohazard/virus - perforation--bullets - exploded into bits
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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