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Plot Summary of Big Fish
"Innocent abroad Stuart Ward becomes a backpacker in peril when he travels to the French Polynesian island of Bora Bora as the first stop on a round-the-world itinerary. Arriving hopeful of adventure and romance instead Stuart is unwittingly drawn into a conspiracy to cover up a fatal road accident, and he quickly discovers the islands are no Eden. Things begin to get even more perilous for Stuart as one-by-one his co-conspirators begin to disappear..."
Alice Duberry, Resident Scholar




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Review Analysis of Big Fish
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 40%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by killer/stalker

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
Ethnicity/Race - British
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Pacific Islands
Island? Yes
Island: - Pacific Island

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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