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Plot Summary of Catherine: The Great Journey
"It is 1743, and fourteen-year-old Sophie is a princess of Anhalt-Zerbst in Prussia. Sophie's father is not royalty, and her cruel mother, Princess Johanna Elizabeth, is obsessed with improving her own status through her daughter's marriage. To that end, she is determined to do everything possible in order to get Sophie chosen by Empress Elizabeth of Russia to marry her nephew Peter, heir to the throne. Soon, Sophie and her mother must travel to Russia in order to meet Empress Elizabeth. Sophie is indeed chosen to be Peter's wife, but her life changes completely as a result."
Rebecca Herman, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Catherine: The Great Journey
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 18th century
Life of a profession: - prince/nobleman/king/queen
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality - German
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Russia

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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