By: c. wEAVER Book Report I. Title: The Learning tree Author: Gordon Parks Publisher: Ballantine Books/Fawcett Crest Books Copyright see: 1963 Place of Publication: New York, N.Y. II. Characters Main: Newt Winger- The of import character in the story, saves Silas Newhalls life Sarah Winger- Matriarch of the family, she helped hold the family together Jack Winger- Hard working father Pete Winger- Newts older, supportive blood brother Prissy Winger- Newts annoying sister Supporting: Beansy Fuller- Friends of Newt Jappy Duncan informer McDowell Earl Thompson Arcella Jefferson- Newts first love Jefferson Cavanaugh- Judge of Cherokee Flats, employer of Sarah Winger Marcus Savage- Newts adversary Silas Newhall- Accused manslayer of Jake Kiner Other Characters III. Setting Place: Cherokee Flats, Kansas Time: 1920s Description: A small Southern town with blazing summers and freezing winters IV. secret plan This novel is about Newt Winger and his family during his years in Cherokee Flats. It tells about his (Newts) first love, first enemy, and his first encounters with death and racism.
He flush saves a white mans life, despite the later threat on his own. He shows compassion, fear, love, hate, and courage. He truly grows in this book, not tho physically but mentally and spiritually as well. V. source The theme is growing up for all people. VI. Point of glance Third-person omniscient Word Count: 213
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