| Gene Brewer is a psychiatrist at Manhattan Psychiatric Institute who has experience with delusionals. A patient is then picked up and transferred to him. This patient--who calls himself "prot"--claims to be an alien from the planet K-PAX. Dr. Brewer spends time trying to understand the reasons behind "prot's" delusion and tries to break through his deluded state--only to find the truth behind his character, and to discover truth about himself in the process. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth Inner Struggle Yes Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding - mental illness/nutsophrenia Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Cultural problems, alien culture Yes Culture clash- - feelings as an alien growing up among humans Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 0 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's If magical mental powers: - can talk to animals - clairvoyant - teleportation - healing Really unusual traits? Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book. How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Earth setting: - 20th century Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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