| The cone gatherers is a slightly depressing read with a negative mood created by the author. Basically there are two cone gatherers collecting tree cones to replace the trees felled by the warl.
The main character Duror, the gamekeeper in the novel, has an obsessive nature and hates the cone gatherer Calum as he is deformed. Duror dislikes deformity of all kinds and believes that the cone gatherers have invaded his land and decides to have everyone turn against them in a bid to be rid of them. In the main chunk of story we learn how Duror intends to do this exactly, and we are given detailed analysis of the plot against the cone gatherers. He intends to invite them to a deer drive so that the behaviour of the mentally ill cone gatherer might turn everyone against him. Calum you see loves animals and so Duror thinks he might act irrationally when confronted by dead deer. | ||
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Plot & Themes Family, caring for ill Yes Who is sick? - Brother because he/she is - physically ill Family, loving relations Yes Special relationship with - brother Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes Eccentric: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Scrambled brains Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () Europe Yes Ice Caps/Sea? Yes Where? - North Pole Forest? Yes Misc setting |
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