Newbery Award
Exposition: Sign of the Beaver is a book about two boys, Matt and Attean, who become friends in the wilderness of Maine.
Conflict: Matt and Attean must learn to trust each other although they are from different backgrounds.
Rising Action: Matt is responsible for everything at the cabin while his dad goes back to Massachusetts to get the rest of the family. Saknis and Attean, an Indian chief and his grandson, see Matt get stung by bees and help him. In return for their help Saknis requests that Matt teach Attean to read. Attean does not want to have anything to do with Matt but over time begins to trust him. This is evident when Attean begins to teach Matt the ways of the Indians.
Climax: Attean asks Matt to go with his tribe as they move to a more deserted place. Matt has the tough decision of either to go with Attean and his family who he has come to trust and respect or wait for his family.
Falling Action: Matt decides to wait for his family and has to endure the hard winter alone.
Resolution: After the winter his family arrives and Matt finds out that his family has become sick and then the winter would not allow them to come.
Literary Qualities: Two strong literary elements in this book are the characters and symbolism. The relationship between Matt and Attean is the focus of the book. The book shows a lot of symbolism in it by portraying the relationship between the two boys.
Exposition: Sign of the Beaver is a book about two boys, Matt and Attean, who become friends in the wilderness of Maine.
Conflict: Matt and Attean must learn to trust each other although they are from different backgrounds.
Rising Action: Matt is responsible for everything at the cabin while his dad goes back to Massachusetts to get the rest of the family. Saknis and Attean, an Indian chief and his grandson, see Matt get stung by bees and help him. In return for their help Saknis requests that Matt teach Attean to read. Attean does not want to have anything to do with Matt but over time begins to trust him. This is evident when Attean begins to teach Matt the ways of the Indians.
Climax: Attean asks Matt to go with his tribe as they move to a more deserted place. Matt has the tough decision of either to go with Attean and his family who he has come to trust and respect or wait for his family.
Falling Action: Matt decides to wait for his family and has to endure the hard winter alone.
Resolution: After the winter his family arrives and Matt finds out that his family has become sick and then the winter would not allow them to come.
Literary Qualities: Two strong literary elements in this book are the characters and symbolism. The relationship between Matt and Attean is the focus of the book. The book shows a lot of symbolism in it by portraying the relationship between the two boys.
Speare, E. G. (1983). The sign of the beaver. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
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