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Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer
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Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer – MonkeyNotes by PinkMonkey.com
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KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS
SETTING
The story takes place primarily in Fowl Manor in Ireland and the underground land of The People – that is, the
underworld realm the fairies fled to when humans took over the Earth. However, there areвЂ¦Ð²Ð‚¦
LIST OF CHARACTERS
Major Characters
Artemis Fowl the Second – This human is a legendary criminal mastermind to the Fairy people; in this novel we
encounter him at twelve years old performing his first major heist.
Butler – Following a tradition between his family and the Fowls, he is Artemis personal servant, a bodyguard
trained in combat and stealth.
Captain Holly Short – The first female office of the Lower Elements Police Recon unit (i.e., LEPrecon or
“leprechaun”), she is kidnapped by Artemis Fowl and held for ransomвЂ¦Ð²Ð‚¦.
Many additional major and minor characters are identified in the complete study guide.
CONFLICT
Protagonist – Artemis Fowl, a criminal genius mastermind at twelve years old, intent onвЂ¦Ð²Ð‚¦.
Antagonist – Captain Holly Short, abducted by Artemis Fowl and held for ransom atвЂ¦Ð²Ð‚¦.
Climax – Captain Short frees herself and works with Butler to subdue a troll attacking Fowl Manor. Artemis
threatens to leave Holly in the castle to die from the bio-bomb the fairies intend toвЂ¦Ð²Ð‚¦.
Outcome – The ransom is paid, Captain Short is freed, and Fowl Manor is bombed. Artemis Fowl escapes,
however, and in doing so is allowed to keep the ransom money. However, heвЂ¦Ð²Ð‚¦.
SHORT PLOT / CHAPTER SUMMARY (Synopsis)
Though young Artemis Fowl the Second comes from a legendary family of criminals, the Fowls had lost a great
deal of their fortune when his father Artemis Senior was apparently killed in the Arctic while carrying out a
business scheme. Artemis’ mother, Angeline, has gone insane from the grief of losing her husband. Determined
to restore the Fowl fortune and establish his own reputation as an evil genius mastermind, Artemis — aided by
his bodyguard / enforcer, Butler, as well as Butler’s sister (and Angeline’s servant) Juliet — hatches a plan to
steal fairy gold.
In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Artemis strikes a bargain with a drunken fairy: he cures her of her alcoholism
and restore her magic in exchange for a look at her copy of The Book, the guide that all fairy carry of the rules
and rituals of their people. Making electronic copies of The Book, Artemis returns to Fowl Manor in Ireland and
decodes it, making the secrets of the fairy people his own.
In the underground world of The People — as fairies call themselves, the same way they call humans Mud
People — Captain Holly Short is the first female office of the Lower Elements Police recon unit, better known as
the LEPrecon, the true organization behind the leprechaun myth. She feels the pressure ofвЂ¦Ð²Ð‚¦..
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THEMES
Major Themes
The struggle of good versus evil is the most obvious theme, though its given a light touch in this novel due to
the sympathetic portrayal of the titular arch-villain, Artemis Fowl. Fowl fancies himself an evil genius, a
criminal mastermind, but the reality isnt as