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Plot Summary of Death in the Woods
"An old woman died alone in the snow after an awful life."
Smet Gabi, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Death in the Woods
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Plot
Tone of book? - depressed
Poverty, surviving Yes
Kind of living: - general poverty story
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Outside culture (society) - American Midwest - American American
If story of urban/rural... - Small town life
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Woman's story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - farmer
Age: - long lived adults
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 - Average intelligence
Physique - physically sick

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
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
Prairie? Yes
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - lot of descript of animal care
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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