Crime on Mars

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Crime on Mars

• By
• Sir Arthur C. Clarke

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Sir Arthur C. Clarke

• Sir Arthur Charles Clarke
• Born December 16, 1917
• Died March 19, 2008
• He was a British Science Fiction author, an
  inventor, and a futurist.
• He is considered the Father of Science Fiction
  (SCI-FI)

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Characters

• Detective Inspector Rawlings
• Scotland Yard policeman
• Mr. Maccar Art Dealer
• Danny Weaver Art thief
• Narrator I - nosy

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Settings

• Meridian City
• Phobos Spaceport
• Meridian Hotel (West)
• Meridian Museum (East)
• AD 2012 (AM 23)
• Observation Lounge

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Plot Sequence

• See page 47 in Holt Reader
• Should be in your notes.

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Crises?

• What is the turning point?

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Conflicts
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Conclusion or Denouement?

• Which?
• Why?