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Plot Summary of The Carnivorous Carnival
"In this ninth book on the Baudelaire orphans come out of Count Olafs trunk to discover that they are at a carnival. Count Olaf and his troup are in the tent of a fortune teller. The orphans hide there identity by pretending to be freaks looking for work. While they are in the fortune tellers tent they discover lots of papers under her table that might lead them to the truth about one of their parents surviving the fire. However, as they make plans for collecting this information and escaping Count Olaf is planning to feed them to some hungry lions. In this sad unfortunate adventure Count Olaf manages to trick the orphans and actually gets away with one."
Sherrie L. Jones, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Carnivorous Carnival
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Plot
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Uncle
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Parents/lack of parents problem? - orphan story

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - actor/actress/producer
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed - deluded - eccentric - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Desert? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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