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Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
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In the story, Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison, Mary and her family live on a farm. Their most adored plant was corn. Their lives was about corn and work. They worked to grow the corn and protect and care for it. Mary (also known as Molly), is a twelve year old girl who is small for her age. She had blue eyes, sun-tanned skin, and hair that was yellow. The type of yellow that reminds her dad of ripened corn. Later on in the book, the Indians come and raid Molly's home. Molly is taken away from her family and friends which changes the way she acts. In the beginning of the book, Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison Molly isn't scared through the woods trial at night time. That's hows that Milly is brave. Also in the beginning of the book Molly is high spirited and is always day-dreaming. That shows that she is optimistic. When the Indians raided Molly's home, Molly remembers that her dad's long rifle was on the wall. That shows that she is smart and has a good memory. That is how Molly acted that showed her character traits. Molly Jemison has many character traits throughout the book. These traits can be seen as negative or positive. Molly's first trait is that she is brave. That can be seen as negative because that means she will do things that she is not supposed to do. It can be seen as positive because that means she can do anything. Another trait that Molly has is optimism. That can be negative because she can look forward to things that can end being bad. It can be positive because she will push herself to do things that are hard to do. Another trait that Molly has is that she is smart and has good memory. This can be negative because Molly can remember things that she shouldn't. This trait can be positive because she can remember good things for good and bad times. That is how Molly's traits can be seen as negative or positive. Molly's actions impacted the action of the story. Molly's first

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