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Plot Summary of Sisters Forever
"Two girls placed together in the old South of 1822 are raised as sisters. One is the master's only child, the other is the only child of his slave. Complications arise when the girls bond. "
Sharon D. Martin, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Sisters Forever
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 19th century
Political/social activism Yes
Plotlet: - slavery
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - African Black
If story of urban/rural... - Small town life
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Woman's story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - slave
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality - Black
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - slave
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
Africa Yes
Kind of Africa: - Black Africa
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - lot of descript of crop raising
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual Style: - No single main character? - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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