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Plot Summary of The Flight of The Old Dog
"Patrick McLanahan is working on a top secret plane when the military base is attacked, and he must stop a Soviet laser with a rag tag crew. "
ryan mellish, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Flight of The Old Dog
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Plot

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




Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
Time/era of story: - near future
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Air Force
Specific to - near future war
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Search for technology? - special gun

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - pilot, airforce
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - Russians
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Russia
Forest? Yes
Air? Yes
Air: - warplane
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 8 or more
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - military technology
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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