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| Plot Summary of Kristin Lavransdatter I: The Wreath |
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"Kristin Lavransdatter grows up happy and loved, despite her sister's handicap and her mother's moods. However, this changes when she reaches the age for betrothal. Her childhood love is killed in a fight over her, which causes gossip in her home town. Her father finagles an honorable marriage for Kristin to Simon Darre, but she does not love him. While spending a year in a convent before her marriage, she meets Erlend Nikulausson, whose dashing ways win her heart. She and Erlend convince themselves that if they promise one another to act as man and wife before God, they do not need a priest to consecrate their marriage. They have sex in a brothel, and Simon Darre finds out. Will Kristin's father allow her to marry the man she loves--and the father of her unborn child?"
Miranda, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- distant past/middle ages
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
- fighting matchbreaker (parents/authorities)
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Father (or standin)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Scandinavia
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- impregnation/reproduction
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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