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Plot Summary of Swinging Bridges
"Steve Jones is an 18 year old arrested for three different crimes in three different counties in a period of twenty four hours. Jackson Wright is appointed to represent him on all three matters, including the attempted murder of his brother Jeff Jones.

Jackson interviews all of the witnesses in an attempt to get to the bottom of the case. Two eye witnesses were at the scene of the crime and all evidence seems to be leading Steve Jones down the path to life in prison.

Jackson presents his case for a possible explenation of the matter, but it is the jury that stands a lone to decide Steve's fate.

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Tim Teeter, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of Swinging Bridges
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Plot

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




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Legal Thriller Yes
Legal Plotlets - finding out whether someone is really guilty

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - a lawyer creature
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 - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - a lawyer creature
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - lawyer creatures
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting - prison

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 1
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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