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| Plot Summary of Death in the Woods |
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"An old woman died alone in the snow after an awful life."
Smet Gabi, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Death in the Woods |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Poverty, surviving
Yes
Kind of living:
- general poverty story
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 11-14
Outside culture (society)
- American Midwest
- American American
If story of urban/rural...
- Small town life
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Woman's story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- farmer
Age:
- long lived adults
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Prairie?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- lot of descript of animal care
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- little dialog
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