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""The Better Part of Valor" chronicles the 13-day siege of the Alamo fortress in 1836 through the eyes of its commander, William Barret Travis, and Caroline Girard, a woman whose life would change forever one fateful day in March. "
Trish Bennett, Resident Scholar
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Plot
The enemy is...
- Mexicans
Kind of story?
- defending against enemy
Love/Sex?
- Conflict bringing two lovers together
Who is good, who is bad?
- Whities good
- Mexicans bad
Who is tough/wimpy, smart/dumb?
- Men tough
- Women tough
Main Character
Gender:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
Where does story take place?
- Texas
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Time book takes place in:
- 19th century
Style
overall quality of this book?
- 10
Person
- mostly 3rd
How much gore?
- 3 ()
How much suspense/how unpredictable?
- 5 ()
How much action?
- 5 ()
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Happy ending?
- tragic
How much dialogue/talking among characters?
- 9 ()
How much non-dialogue descript of thoughts & feelings?
- 8 ()
How much romance?
- 8 ()
Is there a theme to the dialogue? (optional)
- discussion of society/group
- planning a course of action
- verbal fencing with characters
- discussing nature of environment
Non-dialogue thoughts/feelings primarily about: (optional)
- thoughts about society/group
- thoughts for/about others
- thinking about plan of action
Is book humorous?
Yes
How much humor?
- 2 ()
If humorous, kind of humor
- Dry-cynical
- eccentric personalities
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Minor characters feature lots of:
- military
Theme
Fight for freedom
Yes
Fight for freedom from:
- tyrants
Fight for freedom by:
- armed force
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