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| Plot Summary of Echo of Lions |
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"Chase-Riboud gives a historical-fiction account of the slave trade and tells the story of one group of individuals who beat incredible odds and changed the course of American history. Joseph Cinque and 53 other Africans are captured and shipped to America on the Amistad, a slave ship. Seeing the chance for revolt, the men take over the ship while still at sea; when they land in America, the survivors are treated as barbarians and charged with murder and piracy. They are imprisoned for years, eventually acquitted, then re-imprisoned and tried in the Supreme Court, eloquently defended by former President John Quincy Adams in what becomes a landmark, history-making case. Cinque finally returns to his homeland, where a staggering realization hits him: Destroyed by years of the slave trade, his homeland no longer is "home.""
Cindy Dashnaw, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Echo of Lions |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
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
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 (an average amount)
Africa
Yes
Kind of Africa:
- Black Africa
Water?
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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