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Sing a Song to Jenny Next
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Plot Summary of Sing a Song to Jenny Next
"Wayward Marine on cloak and dagger hunt for nuclear materials in Manchuria."
Gary Jakacky, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Sing a Song to Jenny Next
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Plot
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Somewhat obvious
Time/era of story: - 1930's-1950's
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Marines - Special Forces - Mercenaries
Exploring into the wild Yes
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Search for technology? - special war tech. - state secrets

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - government investigator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - government bureaucracy

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - China
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 3-4
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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