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| Plot Summary of The Ditchdigger's Daughters |
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"This is a story about a black father with five daughters whose dream it was for them all to become doctors. The book describes tehir upbringing which was most full of studying and participation in the family band. The book culminates in the family's success and acheivement of the "American Dream"."
Dee Cole, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Ditchdigger's Daughters |
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Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
job/profession:
- doctor/nurse
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- Black
Gender/Class story?
- story of lower class
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Family, hate
Yes
Struggle with:
- Father
The difficult family member
- expects to be obeyed in all things
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Ethnicity
- Black
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other people
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Century:
- 19th century
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- gentle
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 51%-75% of book
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