The Sign Of The Beaver Character Analysis Essay

Characters: The main character in The Sign of the Beaver is Matt. Matt’s character traits are responsibility, brave, sense of humor, respectful, smart, and curious. Attean is another main character and his character traits are responsibly, brave, serious, bold, mysterious, smart, resourceful, and light on his feet. Saknis is another character; his character traits are kindness, trustworthiness, fair, respectful, and brave. Next is Attean’s grandmother. His grandmother was stubborn, strict, hateful and prejudice, she hated white people. The final character is Matt’s father his character traits are to be loving, caring, honest, and faithful.

Settings: The primary setting in The Sign of the Beaver, which the whole book takes, place in is Maine during the fall and winter of 1786. Some of the temperate settings are still in Maine but are somewhere smaller like when Matt was at Attean’s tribe or home. Another one is when Matt is in the woods looking at the beaver. Other settings include Matt’s home, crops, and finally Matt and his dad building the cabin.

Outer conflict: There were littler conflicts too like when a stranger came to Matt’s home and stole his gun. Another one is when Matt was stuck under water and was drowning. A final one is when Matt and Attean ran into a bear and were forced to kill it. Inner conflicts: One inner conflict with Matt was he was concerned about his dad making it home safely and getting their family. Another inner conflict was with the Indians, because he had heard that the Indians were savages and animals. A final inner conflict is when Matt was praying that his mom was doing well after giving birth to Matt’s newest