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Plot Summary of Silver Creek
"John Garrett's father is in trouble. One of Russ Blaine's riders is killed, and another is wounded. Mason Garrett and Rafe Willis are pushing Blaine hard to sell Silver Creek. Would Garrett kill to get it? John joins Del Ketchum, cattleman turned deputy sheriff, to search for the real killers and try to clear his father's name."
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Review Analysis of Silver Creek
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 19th century
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Western Yes
Story primarily about - fighting outlaws

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - champion of justice
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Mountains: - climbing on trails
Forest? Yes
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - ranch

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
How many deaths? - 5-7
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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