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Plot Summary of Arcosanti Archetype
"Paolo Soleri, Ph.d., an award winning architect is a visionary man who has dedicated his life to preserving the environment. At a site called Arcosanti, near Phoenix, Arizona, you can visit, study and even build a town designed to reduced the size of cities and to bring back the sense of community. Arcosanti Archetype, features Mr. Soleri and the project with numerous philosophical ideas."
Marie Wilson, Resident Scholar


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Plot
job/profession: - artist
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside) - Italian
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender Yes

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - diplomat
Age: - 60's-90's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Nationality - Italian
How sensitive is this person? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other people
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 (a significant amount)
United States Yes
Desert? Yes
Misc setting - resort/hotel
Century: - 1980's-Present

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Book makes you feel? - in awe
Commentary on society? Yes
Commentary on - capitalism
Unusual Style: - a lot of stream of consciousness
Writer's slant towards subject: - favorable
Story of entire life, or part? - story of nearly entire life
Autobiography? Yes
How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more descript than dialog
How much is philosophy rather than life story? - 51-75% of book
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