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Artemis Fowl

by

Eoin Colfer

2001

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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 вЂ" aided by

his bodyguard / enforcer, Butler, as well as Butler’s sister (and Angeline’s servant) Juliet вЂ" 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 вЂ" as fairies call themselves, the same way they call humans Mud

People вЂ" 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 it's 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 isn't as