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Adrian Mole is a thirty something divorced father living in a small
town in England called Leicester. He has two sons, one called william
who lives in Africa with his mother, one who's called Glenn and
is a soldier in the british army. This story is a fictional diary
in which Adrian describes his life. He works in a book shop and
dreams of becoming a writer.
While still obsessing in secret about his childhood sweetheart,
Pandora (a successfull politician) he starts dating a very eccentric
woman called Marigold Flowers, who lives with her parents and collect
doll's houses. At first he is enchanted with her, but soon he wants
to call the relationship off.¨This turns out to be difficult, as
she is quite good in emotional blackmail. Meanwhile, Britain gets
involved in the war in Iraq. Adrian thinks that Britain's envolvement
is necessary, but it turns out that his son Glenn is being sent
to Iraq.
Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - GENERAL--no other subplots apply
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians Yes
Conflict: - Gulf war
Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - blue collar
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric - obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - unemployed
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed - emotionally unstable - dumb
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Dumb
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 (an average amount)
Europe Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing
Unusual Style: - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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