Thunder Cave

Roland Smith

SETTING

• New York City
• Kenya

KENYA

KENYA

• The east tip of Africa.
• The place where Dr. Robert Lansa is studying elephants.
• There are a lot of elephant poachers there who illegally poach elephants.
• Its capital and largest city is Nairobi.
• This is where the story transfers to.

NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK CITY

• The most populated city in the U.S.
• Jacob and Sam live there in an apartment.
• This is where the story starts out.

Jacob

Jacob

• A boy who lives in New York with his stepdad Sam.
• He is determined, smart, strong, and finishes what he starts.
• He is determined because he does not stop when he is trying to find his father.
• Jacob is Dr. Robert Lansa's son.

Dr. Robert Lansa

Dr. Robert Lansa

• A field biologist who works with elephants in Africa.
• He is determined because he keeps trying to save elephants from the poachers, even though they are dangerous.
• He does not get to see Jacob often because he is in Africa and Jacob is in New York.

Taw

Taw

• Taw is Jacobs grandfather.
• He is a Hopi and follows the Hopi ways, sometimes reading the future.
• He is calm, smart, and content.
• He lives in a convalescent home because he has insomnia.

Supeet

Supeet

• In a masai tribe.
• Knows how to stalk up on prey, make medicine, and find food.
• He is destined to make it rain.
• He is very brave and smart.

Donovan

Donovan

• He is a poacher disguised as a field biologist working with elephants in Africa.
• He is a liar, a traitor, and very sneaky.
• He is a traitor because he is acting like a field biologist to save elephants but he is actually killing them.

BOOK SUMMARY

EXPOSITION

RISING ACTION

CLIMAX

FALLING ACTION

RESOLUTION

PASSAGE FROM BOOK