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Book Review By Vincent P. Littmann II
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

The whole story is about a seagull.   In the beginning of the story it describes how the main character; "Jonathon" lives with the other seagulls and how he is supposed to live by the rules of the flock.   Jonathon breaks the rules of the flock by practicing flying, going higher and faster than any seagull has ever flown.   At one point in his practicing flying faster, he nearly crashes into one of the other seagulls and gets banished for disobeying the rules of the flock.   Because he keeps up his own practices there are other seagulls who begin to follow. As a result Jonathon becomes a teacher. One day one of his students, Sully, flies too fast and almost kills another young gull. To escape hitting the other younger gull he crashes into a cliff and instantly transcends into another form of living, flying being.   


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story - 1600-1899
Animal story Yes
Kind of animal:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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