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President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime
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Plot Summary of President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime
"A biography of President Ronald Reagan from childhood to the end of his presidency. Most of the events take place from 1981-1988."
Todd Weiner, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime
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Plot
Political/social rights fight Yes
Plotlet: - fights between different pol/social groups
job/profession: - politician
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender Yes
Politician story? - Right wing pol fighting left wing

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
Age: - 60's-90's
Biography of famous person? Yes
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - American (!)
How sensitive is this person? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 (some)
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion
Century: - 1980's-Present

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Book makes you feel? - encouraged
Writer's slant towards subject: - neutral
Story of entire life, or part? - story of nearly entire life
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations? - A lot 11-15 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 51%-75% of book
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