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| Plot Summary of The Hunger |
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"Phyllis is a young girl growing up in Ireland during the potato famine in the 1840s. She writes in her diary about her experiences losing loved ones, struggling to survive, and falling in love."
Rebecca Herman, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Hunger |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Other aspects:
- story of the poor
Poverty, surviving
Yes
Kind of living:
- general poverty story
Culture clash?
- Being oppressed by outside culture
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 11-14
Outside culture (society)
- Ireland
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- servant
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Intelligence
- Genius
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 (an above average amount)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Ireland
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style:
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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