Elements of the Nove: leanin dog

Elements of the Nove: leanin dog

1. Theme

   • Message/theme: Love can come from all shapes, sizes, and animals, even in the darkest hour.
   • How it was brought out in book: Dessa Dean only wanted a friend since her mother died, then one day, there came ascratching at the door.

2. Main conflict

   • Conflict/Problem: Dessa Dean lost her mother last winter, and when she tried to save her, The tips got frostbite, and died, just like her mother. When she goes outside, the tips of her ears hurt, forcing her to stay inside.
   • Cause: Her mother has diabetes and her blood sugar got too low, and she froze to death. Dessa Dean was out with her when it happened, and she stayed with her mother, trying to keep her warm, and her ears got frostbitten and died off.

3. Setting

   • Time: 1930
   • Place/Location: Colorado mountains

4. Characters:

   • Dessa Dean
     • Characteristic: She is very sweet and takes care of her daddy, just as he takes care of her.
     • She is afraid of "Jack Frost" that took her mother.
   • Leanin' Dog
     • Characteristic: She is very spunky and gets what she wants, when she wants it.
     • Very smart, she got Dessa Dean home when she could have died.
   • Daddy
     • Sedulous, very hard working all the time.
     • Very protective of Dessa Dean Since her mother died