| Sundiate Kiente is an African prince brought to America as a nine year old slave. He was bought by an abolitionist preacher and given his freedom. The story begins with the preacher being murdered while trying to help a young Mexican being hanged by miscreants.
When Sundi finds the body of his adoptive father he has no choice but to find the men who did it and make them pay. He has a dilemma. He knows the preacher's feelings about revenge and he finds a witness, a young white girl buried in the snow. When Drexel Cornelius, the leader of the outlaw gang, learns that Sundi has the only witness to his murderous plot to steal land from the Cheyenne, he puts up a bounty of $5,000. While he hopes murderous bounty-killers will kill Sundi, he has plans of his own. His men will make sure the girl won't live to tell the truth. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Western Yes Story primarily about - fighting outlaws Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - money/treasure The antagonists are: - racists/KKK How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - West Africa Yes Part of Africa: - Black Africa Mountains/Cliffs Yes Mountains: - climbing on trails Small town? Yes Small town people: - sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle Misc setting - moving train Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Unusual forms of death - poisoning - hanging - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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