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| Plot Summary of A House Called Awful End |
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"Eddie's parents are sick and the doctor has them doing some unusual things to get better. Eddie is sent to stay with an Aunt while his parents recover. This Aunt is as crazy as they come. His Aunt carries around a stuffed stout that she believes is real. She thinks Eddie should try acting and suggests acting as an orphan. This lands him in an orphanage called St. Horrids Ophanage. "
Sherrie L. Jones, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- humorous
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 7-10
Parents/lack of parents problem?
- orphan story
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a kid
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
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- deluded
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
- dumb
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- quite fatty
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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