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Plot Summary of Indiana Jones and the Dance of the Giants
"The young Indiana Jones starts his first teaching post as an archeology professor at the London University. Scottish-born twenty-year old Deirdre Campbell one of his students and also the brightest, claims in her thesis that she discovered a golden scroll which is proof of the existence of the mythical sorcerer Merlin. Intrigued by this, Indy joins Deirdre and together they set off to various locations on Britain and Scotland. However obtaining the truth behind this myth is not as easy as it seems, since Adrian Powell, a Parliament member, is also seeking to resurrect the ancient order of the Druids and through it gain great power to conquer the world. It is at Stonehenge where they experience the savage dance of the giants and where the secret of Merlin is revealed.
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Lovely Wolff, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Indiana Jones and the Dance of the Giants
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Plot

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




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1930's-1950's
Exploring into the wild Yes
Plotlets: - searching for treasure/artifacts
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - teacher
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
The antagonists are: - evil politicians
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Forest? Yes
City? Yes
City: - London

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 3-4
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - archaeology
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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