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Plot Summary of Sick Puppy
"Twilly Spree is an unemployed eco-terrorist who just happens to have enough money to remain that way. He tails a man who makes him very angry by throwing his trash repeatedly out the window. So Twilly plots his revenge. He follows this man home, brekas into his house when he is not at home, and kidnaps his dog. Not to mention, after returning to the dog's home, Twilly also ends up kidnapping the trash-thrower's wife.

During one of his long walks with his new found puppy friend, he discovers and unspoiled island called Toad Island and finds out that it won't remain unspoiled for long, if the true doggie's owner has anything to do with it. Apparently there are plans to build, build, build and turn it into a private golf course. Which, infuriates Twilly the ec-terrorist even more. "

Jenn Moss, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Sick Puppy
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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Political/social activism Yes
Plotlet: - environmental NUTJOB
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric - obsessed
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 (a fair amount)
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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