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Plot Summary of Letters Home
"A young woman is sent to Fort McClellan, Alabama to face the test of Army Basic Training. In the two and a half months she spends there, she is forced to overcome obstacles she could never have imagined. Through the letters she writes back home, she describes her trials and triumphs over man, nature and her own fears about becoming a United States Soldier."
Katherine Chance, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Training/promotions story Yes
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Political/social activism Yes
Plotlet: - women fighting for rights
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Woman's story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
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
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
Forest? Yes
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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