Plot Synopsis In the beginning, Sostratos sends one of his slaves to conduct business on the farm of Knemon and soon after this business, Sostratos sees Knemon's daughter and assists her in bringing water back to the father. ... However, with the advice of the girl's half brother, Sostratos decides to act as a worker on the farm of Knemon in order to become closer to him. ... Sostratos, in the end, got the girl even though he was a King and she was the daughter of an owner of a farm. ...

• Word Count: 1947
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The story we will be looking at is The Painted Door by Sinclair Ross; but first, a brief overview of the plot is in order. ... They live on a farm in a very secluded area. John works fifteen-hour days on the farm by himself. ... John and Ann are kind of like Adam and Eve, the farm they live on is kind of like the garden, and Anne's temptation with Stephen is kin of like Eve's temptation to eat the apple. ...

• Word Count: 2012
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The very fact that Morgenstern chose to name the leading lady "Buttercup- makes it difficult for the reader to take her or her love very seriously, especially when she originally calls her true love by the name "farm boy."" ... In romantic settings, plots are governed by chance rather than a rational course of events, and the fate of the story is, of course, a happy ending. ...

• Word Count: 1401
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School