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Plot Summary of Mr. Vertigo
"In the streets of St. Louis, vagabond kid Walt Rawley is recruited by a Jewish man, Mr. Yehudi, who claims he's seen "a great gift" in him. Soon after, Walt is taught to levitate several inches off the ground in a farm in the deep south, where Yehudi's family is threaten by the Ku Klux Klan and finally harmed.
   Eventually, Walt achieves success performing this act in a tour across the country, until his Uncle Slim shows up to get his cut of the profits. Master Yehudi refuses, and Slim kidnaps Walt. Walt sneaks out but Slim escapes from the police and he wants revenge. "

Augusto Wong Campos, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Mr. Vertigo
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Plot
Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story - 1900-1920's
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over - special abilities
Crime & Police story Yes
Story of - kidnapping
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Age: - a kid
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can fly
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - unemployed
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric: - wild - eccentric - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast - Deep South - Midwest

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - actual description of hetero sex
Unusual Style: - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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Paul Auster Resident Scholar Profiles

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SCHOLARS:
Jenn Moss  Augusto Wong Campos  


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