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Plot Summary of Cat Tracks
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Delphi, Apr 2002, 14.95, 192 pp.
ISBN: 0966339762

Toby the Siamese cat finds himself struggling for survival in the Australian wilderness. He has no way of making it as humans have pampered him all his life. However, he meets up with a wild feline and has some of the best sex of his life. The next day humans find Roby returning him to civilization. Toby's evening in the wild leaves behind a pregnant cat. That child struggles for survival against his natural enemies with the worst being the Bushmen. It is through the eyes of this feline that we see the wild “world” of the Australian Outback where survival is a 24/7 occupation.

CAT TRACKS will remind readers of The Bear, as the book is predominately told through the eyes of Toby's offspring. Though fictionalized, the tale provides a non fiction account of surviving using the technique of personification so that the audience gets inside the cat and observes the wild through the feline's senses. Gordon Aalborg provides a charming survival of the fittest novel that brings alive the Outback as rarely seen in nonfiction let alone a novel.

Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Animal story Yes
Kind of animal: - cat
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Exploring into the wild Yes
kind of story - surviving natural elements

Main Character
Gender - Male
Age: - a kid
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 ()
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Australia

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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