Table of Contents

	Context	p. 1
	Plot Overview	p. 3
	Character List	p. 7
	Analysis of Major Characters	p. 11
	Inman	p. 11
	Ada	p. 12
	Ruby	p. 13
	Themes, Motifs & Symbols	p. 15
	Isolation in the Search for Meaning	p. 15
	Knowledge and Intuition	p. 15
	Seasonal Changes and Rotations	p. 16
	The Past	p. 17
	The Crow	p. 17
	Forked Roads and Crossings	p. 17
	Dark-Haired Women	p. 17
	Summary & Analysis	p. 19
	The Shadow of a Crow	p. 19
	The Ground Beneath Her Hands	p. 22
	The Color of Despair; Verbs, All of Them Tiring	p. 24
	Like any Other Thing, a Gift; Ashes of Roses	p. 27
	Exile and Brute Wandering	p. 31
	Source and Root	p. 33
	To Live Like a Gamecock	p. 36
	In Place of the Truth; the Doing of it	p. 39
	Freewill Savages; Bride Bed Full of Blood	p. 42
	A Satisfied Mind; a Vow to Bear	p. 45
	Naught and Grief; Black Bark in Winter	p. 47
	Footsteps in the Snow; the Far Side of Trouble	p. 50
	Spirits of Crows, Dancing; Epilogue. October of 1874	p. 53
	Important Quotations Explained	p. 57
	Key Facts	p. 63
	Study Questions & Essay Topics	p. 65
	Review & Resources	p. 69
	Quiz	p. 69
	Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 74

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