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Plot Summary of All Quiet on the Orient Express
"This simple tale of rural life in Northern England finds the goodnatured unnamed protagonist as the last camper on a campsite at the end of the holiday season. Soon the farmer who owns the campsite has put him to work painting his gate in lieu of rent. In the evenings he goes to the local pub and joins the darts team. The farmer's 15 year old daughter also takes advantage of him asking him to do her homework, but is she also flirting with him? He fails to leave the campsite as his motorbike breaks down and is soon coerced into painting boats until Christmas. This dark novel has him being hoodwinked and cajoled into staying and even becoming the local milkman until another camper returns and points out the truths of his situation and he learns in the pub that the farmer was trying to use up the paint as a bet! A wonderful taste of the darkside of rural England. "
John Marcel, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of All Quiet on the Orient Express
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Other aspects: - story of the poor
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - American Northeast
If story of urban/rural... - Small town life
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - farmer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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