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Plot Summary of Utah Blaine
"A gang of ruthless ranchers had tried to hang innocent, old Joe Neal but Utah Blaine had been there to save him. Now Utah was going to try and save Neal's ranch as well. However, the gang of free range ruffians were determined to stop Utah. They wanted Neal's rich ranch lands for their own and once challenged, were not about to back down. The ruffians slowly gunned down the loyal cowboys who stood with Utah but then he dared to face them alone.
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Lucy Johnson, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Utah Blaine
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - american wild west
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Western Yes
Story primarily about - fighting outlaws

Main Character
Gender - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - ranch

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 5-7
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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