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There is one flashback in this chapter, where Inman remembers back to his vow that he made. In it, he had dreams where he was a bear. In his final dream, he was caught by hunters and skinned. From then on, he swore to never harm another bear ever again.
A settlement along the Deep River, the wooded areas near by it, and a small camp setup by gypsies. The rest takes part in Inman's memories
Important Characters in the Chapter
The Preacher
Laura
Chapter Importance
This chapter was important because it showed how Inman isn't the type of person to just standby and let someone get hurt. It also once again showed that Inman is a spiritual type of person.
In this chapter, we are really able to gauge just how far Inman has walked at this point.
Inman is walking along a road when spots a man carrying a white bundle with him on a horse. Inman stops him and finds out he is about to drop a pregnant woman off of a cliff. Inman stops him and after he subdues him, he later ties him up and leaves a note saying what he tried doing. Inman leaves the town and continues his journey back home when he stops at a gypsy settlement. He rests and eats there before leaving.
Inman is walking through wooded areas that, based around the directions he was headed before, are most likely a bit farther North of Asheboro.
Characters Met in the Chapter
Chapter Importance
This chapter is important because it formally introduces the priest from before who later becomes a very... unique... character. It also really exemplifies how bad the times are with Odelle's story.
Inman continues his journey of walking a lot when he is almost out of food. He spies a bunch of women cleaning clothing and such and their lunches. Inman takes one and leaves money for it in it's place. When he gets back on the road, he runs in to the preacher from the previous chapter. We found out his name is Veasey and he is a very immoral person. We also find out he isn't the smartest when he tries wrestling a big catfish in a stream with his bare hands and, for his troubles, just gets thrashed about. Inman then shoots fish in the head and the two men continue on after eating. They check in to a place to stay the night and Veasey stays with a "less-than-reputable"
woman for the night and Inman rents
a room. They set out the next
morning.
In this chapter, there is a flashback when Inman is telling an old blind man a time where he wishes he were blind. The flashback he tells him is of one at the battle of Fredericksburg.
Importance
of the Chapter
Raven
Corvos corax
A small black
bird that is
commonly
associated with
death and sickness.
This chapter is important because it, most importantly, introduces one of our main
protagonists and sets his motive throughout the whole story. It also provides a bit of background on Inman before he sets off.
Deer
Cervidae
A medium to
large sized
creature that
is commonly
hunted for it's
meat or recre-
ationally.
Squirrel
Sciuridae
A small creature,
normally classified
as a roden, with a
bushy tail. For winter,
they store nuts so
they don't need to
scavenge
This chapter takes place in Raleigh
where one of our protagonists,
Inman, is first introduced to us. It takes place in a hospital, the town located
near the hospital, and Fredericksburg.
Inman was shot during a battle and was shipped to a field
hospital where he was most likely going to die. Against all odds though, Inman survives and is shipped again to a normal hospital.
Inman is depressed at the hospital because he knows that if his condition goes back to normal, he'll just be sent back in to the war, but if he stays, he will just have to go through an agonizing wait until the war is over. He speaks with an old, blind man and goes in to detail about a particularly gruesome battle where Inman wishes he was blind. We find out he's had recurring nightmares about that battle.
The next day he goes in to town, gets new clothes, a pen,
ink, and a paper. He writes a letter to Ada and starts
off on a journey where he heads to Cold Mountain
to get to Ada.
Characters Met in the Chapter
Chapter Importance
This chapter is important because it shows how skilled Inman is in killing people but how he doesn't like doing it. It also shows how he is willing to help almost anyone in anyway
he can.
Location
In this chapter, Inman has a flashback where he remembers looking at Ada during church and how that was the only reason he attended it.
Later on in the flashback, he actually approaches her in a very awkward conversation
This chapter takes place in the woods where Inman has been travelling and Inman's memories with Ada.
Cicadas
Cicadidae
Is a form of insect that feeds on plants and tree sap.
Slash Pine
Pinus Elliottii
A pine native to the South Western United States
Red Cedar
Juniperus Virginiana
Is a species of Juniper native to Eastern North America.
This chapter was important because it went in to detail as to where Inman exactly was headed when he stepped out of the window in Chapter 1. It also told how he met Ada which will most likely be mentioned by Inman in the future.
And finally, it sj
Characters Met
in This Chapter
As with the last chapter, I couldn't find a definitive location of where this takes place but it's very safe to assume that it takes place very near to Salisbury.
Inman has been travelling for days
but is still close to the hospital. The Home Guard is now trying to track him down so he has to be careful as to where he treads. Inman stops at a crossroads settlement to get supplies and 3 men attack him. He takes a scythe from one of his attackers and fends them all off. Inman reminisces about Ada while going through pinewoods when he comes to a river. He hails a ferry to go across and when he does, the Home Guard appears and starts firing at Inman and the girl whom the boat belongs to. They jump in the water and float down the river using the ferry as cover.
Importance of the Chapter
This chapter is important because Veasey dies and Inman gets badly wounded after a close call with the Home Guard.
Inman and Veasey are walking along a river when Veasey finds a saw and steals it. They keep walking when they run into a man struggling with a dead bull in a stream that leads to drinking water. Veasey tries using a system of fulcrums and such to lever it out. Inman cuts it to pieces and lifts them out of the stream one by one. The man, Junior, offers them a bed and food for the night. They go to his house and eat and drink. Veasey passes out when later on, Junior reveals that he told the Home Guard of their presence. The Home Guard take the two men along with other captives and shoot them all.
Inman manages to survive with just a graze from a bullet and he escapes.
Footsteps in the Snow
This chapter mostly takes place on top of a mountain ridge in a large river gorge, where an old woman obsessed with goats lives in a caravan.
Characters Met In this Chapter
Importance of this Chapter
Not much happens in this chapter that heavily impact
Inman is following a slave's map through the mountains. He passes through "Happy Valley" which is a place that isn't too happy, and eventually follows a track through a small forest. While in the forest, he meets an old woman who offers him a meal. When he gets to her camp, Inman finds out it's just a caravan surrounded by tons of goats. Inman stays there for several days, resting and healing due to his wound when he was shot by the Home Guard. After a few more days, Inman leaves. Before he does, the goat woman warns him to be careful and gives him a drawing of a carrion flower.
Characters Met in this Chapter
The entirety of both of these chapters takes place on the mountain and mountainside.
Importance of the Chapter
This chapter doesn't really need this because the obvious reason why it's important is the fact that Inman was shot and died.
The previous chapter was important because Inman and Ada were basically able to actually reunite with each other and bond together.
Ada, Inman, Stobrod, and Ruby are all sitting in one of the huts together. When the men go to sleep, the women go clean up and repair the hut. As they start roasting the turkeys, Ruby tells Ada they don't need Inman, to which Ada replies that she wants him. Inman wakes up and gives Stobrod some water and goes to look for Ada and Ruby. Inman eats some turkey and talks with Ada for a while. The next day, the two of them go hunting for food and find nothing. They do find an old arrowhead and shaft stuck in a tree. When they get back to camp, the men go to sleep again while Ada and Ruby talk about plans for the farm. Ada later goes to sleep with Inman while they talk about whatever happens across their mind. The next day, Ada and Inman discuss what Inman's options are since they can't hide in mountains forever. They decide Inman should cross over the mountains and wait out the war on the Union side and when the war ends, he can return. A couple days later, Stobrod is healed enough to sit up and eat solid food. They decide they will leave to go back to the farm soon and Ada and Ruby start off first with Stobrod and Inman following a little ways back as to not draw harm to them. Inman and Stobrod go down the start going down the mountain when Teague and the rest of the Home Guard appear.Inman ends up killing all of them but one, who appears to be just a boy. When Inman has him at gunpoint, he hesitates. When he
does, Inman gets shot and falls over.
Ada comes rushing up the mountain at the first gunshot
and Inman dies in Ada's arms.
Jack Pine
Pinus Banksiana
Is an Eastern North American pine tree.