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Shoshone Woman
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Plot Summary of Shoshone Woman
"The main character is Morningstara dwarf Shoshone woman flintknapper who travels pursuing her craft throughout her life. It is the story of her struggle and survival and eventual death, possibly in southern Alberta. I believe she had a child whom she trained in the craft of making stone tools (flintknapping.) "
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - distant past/middle ages
Poverty, surviving Yes
Kind of living: - farm poverty
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Exploring into the wild Yes
kind of story - surviving natural elements

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - trader
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - American Indian
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - physically sick

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - trader

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Unusual Style: - a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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