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| Plot Summary of The Confessions of Max Tivoli |
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"Max Tivoli is born as a child in an old man's body. In this story, which begins in 1870's San Francisco, he ages in reverse. He meets the love of his life, Alice, when he is seventeen but he cannot become involved with her because he looks like a man of fifty. He later reunites with her only to lose her again due to his strange affliction. This book was told in the form of a journal written to his young son who will never know him."
Deidre Woollard, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Confessions of Max Tivoli |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1900-1920's
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Brain/Body disability?
- physical disability
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- secretary
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Unusual Style:
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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