"Little Tree describes life with his Cherokee grandparents and everything he learns from them. There are many adventures that the boy goes through and learns from. The beliefs and way of the Cherokee is beautifully described."
Emily, Resident Scholar
"Little Tree is the main protagonist of the story as well as the narrator. Little Tree is a 5 year old boy who lost his parents and is being raised by his Cherokee grandparents in the mountains. Little Tree is an interesting child. Instead of telling what he thinks, he observes what events are occurring around him and describes simply what he sees. He is very smart, respectful, always willing to learn from his grandparents and very inquisitive. Little Tree is important to the story because the entire book is about him, excluding several of his grandpa's vignettes.
The biography begins with Little Tree explaining that his parents both died when he was young and went to live with his Cherokee Indian grandparents. His grandparents, civilized yet still stereo typically conveyed at times, own a log cabin in mountains, away from town, where they raise Little Tree. Granpa, a tall older man shows Little Tree the ropes of the wilderness as he teaches him to listen to the forest and predict the actions of animals. Granma, on the other hand, reads to both Granpa and Little Tree and teaches them both book knowledge. "
Ashley Marie Terrell, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of The Education of Little Tree
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Plot
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- orphan story
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- American Indian
Family, love
Yes
Special relationship with
- grandpa
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity
- American Indian
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 (an above average amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- climbing on trails
Forest?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
- 1900-1920's
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- eccentric personalities
- slapstick
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- wicked white people
- wicked men
- wicked rich people
- dying
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
If this is a kid's book:
- Age 5-7
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
How much dialogue in bio?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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