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Plot Summary of Memories of a Cherry Blossom Tree
""The Lady in Pink" is the owner of an orphanage home named "Stillwaters". Here, she takes in five girls who are displaced, abandoned, abused and neglected over the course of their young lives. She shows patience, love, compassion and care as she transitions them from an orphanage setting to an adoption setting.

The children begin healing the healing process by nurturing each other. Each of the girls, Katherine, Caroline, Marilyn, Victoria and Reba are finally adopted by people from all parts of the world who provides them with the homes they deserve.
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Fletcher Johnson Jr., Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Memories of a Cherry Blossom Tree
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Plot
Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story - 1900-1920's
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Age group of kid(s) in story: - grade school
Parents/lack of parents problem? - orphan story

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - homemaker
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - 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: - society

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 10 (a tremendous amount)
Prairie? Yes
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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