Character Sketcher: Mr. Gentry
1. Character Traits:
a. He owned a boat and had
loads of goods to be sold in New Orleans, pg. 19
b. He, Abe, and his son
built a flatboat 18 feet wide and 65 feet long, and set off down the Mississippi
and Ohio Rivers, pg. 19
c. He and Abe would have
to fight off river pirates, leaving them both bloody, pg. 20.
2. Problem: He had to find someone to help him get
his goods to New Orleans without any of it being damaged or taking
by pirates.
3. Character Goal: He had loads of goods to be sold
in New Orleans and he needed someone to help him get it there safe.
4. Solution: He would pay Abe $8.00 a month and give
him a steamboat ticket home.