| Cold Sassy Tree deals with a young boy, Will.
His best friend and Grandma both die in about a months span, through out the book he reminisces both. He experiences something out of the ordinary though, his newly widowed grandpa marries, the towns newest member, whom is also the towns young yankee woman. His grandpa is the talk of the town from then on, marrying such a woman who is young enough to be his daughter, and with a wife not even cold in her grave. Will trusts his Grandpa, while everyone, even his mother doubts him. Will and his grandpa become huggies, and Will even learns to love his new grandma. He overhears his grandpa and new wife, Mrs.Love, talking many times, and sees Mrs. Love kiss another man in broad daylight! His grandpa teaches Will to love people for who they are. Will takes in his grandpas advice, and begins to fall in love with a "mill" girl, which mill children are nicknamed to "lintheads". | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1900-1920's Family, loving relations Yes Special relationship with - grandpa Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - society Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 () United States Yes The US: - Southeast Farm/Ranch? Yes Farm/Ranch: - farm Small town? Yes Small town people: - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids Writing Style Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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