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Plot Summary of Constant Change
"More a triptych than a trilogy, Paths of Error gives us 3 views through the same window of time. In this the second book, Constant Change, the main character, Blue, begins as an idealist with no ideals. His way is found through women. Rejected by his first girlfriend he drifts into the Merchant Navy, jumps ship in Sri Lanka. Through an American girl there he discovers Buddhism. In London, through an Irish girl, he comes back to boozy earth with a bump . The mother of his children, met in a squat, leads him to a brief rural idyll...
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Sam Smith, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of Constant Change
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Plot
Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Inside culture (main char) - British
Other aspects: - story of the poor
Culture clash? - visiting a culture in other country
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - European - British
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - champion of justice
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 (an above average amount)
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - actual description of hetero sex
Is this an e-book? Yes
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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