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Major Characters

George Black Bull. George Black Bull was a father and a husband to Thomas and Bessie Black Bull. He worked at a sawmill in Piedra and killed Frank No Dear. He was killed in an avalanche in the Bald Mountains.

Bessie Black Bull. Bessie was a mother and wife to Thomas and George Black Bull. She had skillful hands and made baskets. She used the baskets to trade for goods at a general store. She died of a bad illness in the Bald Mountains.

Thomas Black Bull. Thomas was the main character in the book. He is a Ute Indian who rodeoed for a living. He lived own his own and at an Indian reservation during his younger years. When he quit rodeo, he lived in the Horse Mountains on his own like he did when he was a kid.

Red Dillon. Red Dillon was a drunk who gambled for a living. He gambled on Tom?s rodeo rides. He died from illnesses related to drinking.

Minor Characters

Frank No Deer. Frank No Deer was a man who worked at a sawmill with George Black Bull. George Black Bull killed him because he stole a lot of his money.

Blue Elk. Blue Elk was like the sheriff of a town called Piedra. He got George Black Bull a job at a sawmill and he took Thomas Black Bull to an Indian reservation for ten dollars.

Luther Spotted Dog. Luther Spotted Dog was Thomas Black Bull?s roommate. Thomas Black Bull didn?t like him because he picked on him.

Benny Grayback. Benny Grayback was a man who worked at the reservation that Thomas Black Bull was took to. He watched over Thomas Black Bull at the reservation.

Neil Swanson. Neil Swanson was a man who tended to the horses at the reservation. Thomas Black Bull worked with him there.

Meo. Meo was a man who lived with Red Dillon in New Mexico. He cooked the food at Red?s house for Red and Tom.

Mary Redmond. Mary Redmond was Tom?s nurse when he got injured very badly. Tom liked her and she helped him recover from his injury.

Jim Woodward. Jim Woodward was a sheepherder. Tom worked for him as a sheepherder after he recovered from his injury.

Theme

The theme refers to the central idea of a work of literature. The theme of When the Legends Die is no matter what kind of hardships people go through, if they keep their roots they will always come back to them. Thomas kept his roots deep down inside himself during his exciting life and in the end it all came back to him for the better.

Likes

I have a few likes about the book. One is that it is about rodeoing. I like to read about rodeoing and watch rodeo shows too. Another thing I liked about the book is that parts of it are about surviving in the wilderness. Most of the books I read are about surviving in the wilderness. One more thing I liked about the book is that it was easy reading. I am a slow reader and the easy reading helped to speed the process up.

Dislikes

I have a few dislikes about the book. My first dislike about the book is that it was full of vulgar language. I did not like the use of vulgar language in this book. I see no need in having it. Another dislike about the book is that it did not have any pictures. Pictures help people visualize what is happening in a story better.

Affects

Although this book had no major affect on me, I learned how a boy can go through traumatic experiences and still have the will power to keep going on. That was the only thing that really affected me in the whole book.

Recommendation

I recommend this book to readers. This is a great book for medium pace readers. I would recommend this book to the teen and older reading age. Also, I would recommend this book to the adventurous class reading styles.

Bibliography

Walz 2

Bibliographic Information

Borland, Hal. When the Legends Die. Bantam Books. Toronto, New York, London,

Sydney, Auckland. 1963. 216 pages.

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