| Neil Shanks is a young man who hails from Michigan where his family has a prosperous lumber business which was financed by his great grandfather's Colorado mining efforts. His curiousity as to how his ancestor became wealthy brings him to Colorado. His friend, Becky Carlsson gets lost during a hunting trip in the mountains. An exhausted Finn, Becky's husband, staggers into town during a snowstorm with the news. Everything else is forgotten as waves of search parties go out resulting in many surprising discoveries as friends and family strive to find her. | ||
|
Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1980's-1999 Internal struggle/realization? Yes Struggle over Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Exploring into the wild Yes kind of story - struggle to get home Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 () Mountains/Cliffs Yes Mountains: - climbing on trails Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
||