Plot Summary of Streams to the River, River to the Sea
"Sacagawea is a young Shoshone girl who is forced to marry a French trader. She and her husband are hired by explorers Lewis and Clark to go with them on their journey to the Pacific Ocean, with Sacagawea serving as a translator and sometimes guide. The journey is fraught with danger, from meeting hostile natives to surviving the elements, and Sacagawea must all the while take care of her infant son. She ends up falling in love with Clark, but longs to go back to her tribe."
Sarah Bastin, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of Streams to the River, River to the Sea
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Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 11-14
Exploring into the wild
Yes
kind of story
- surviving natural elements
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- American Indian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 8 (a significant amount)
United States
Yes
Forest?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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