Shades of Gray

Shades of Gray Characters Will Page †Will is a multi year old kid who has earthy colored hair and eyes. He is really smart and attempts to outmaneuver others. He is steadfast and humane. He is miserable and irate. He had lost his entire family because of the Civil War. He is the last enduring individual from his close family therefore he comes to live with his auntie and uncle. Meg Jones †Meg is a multi year old young lady and she is Will’s cousin. Meg is interested and she is continually posing inquiries. Meg does a ton of errands to enable her folks to think about their home. Meg has not been to class as a result of the war so she can not peruse. Uncle Jed Jones †Uncle Jed is a tall resilient man with an expansive chest and solid arms. He has dull hair with a full dim whiskers. He is an insightful man who has confidence in himself and doesn’t stress over what others think. He gets Will to have an independent mind and shows him numerous exercises. He decided to not battle in the war with the Confederate troopers. He didn't feel that there was a purpose behind the war. Numerous individuals think he is a weakling along these lines. Rundown Multi year old Will Page is a lamenting and irate kid when Doctor Martin takes him to his family members in the Piedmont locale of Virginia. Will's family lived in Winchester, Virginia and had been cleared out in the Civil War. His dad battled courageously in the Confederate Army, his sisters passed on of an illness that Will is persuaded was conveyed by the Yankees and his mom kicked the bucket soon a short time later. Will is lamenting for the lose of his entire family. He is furious with the Union Army for causing the war that took everything from him. Will’s Mom had asked that Will be sent to live with her sister. Uncle Jed wouldn't favor one side in the war and Will's family viewed as him a double crosser and a defeatist. He doesn't to live with somebody he doesn't regard. Be that as it may, he should follow his mother’s wishes. At the point when he first observes his auntie he is helped to remember his mom. Auntie Ella takes after his mom. At that point he meets Meg his more youthful cousin and she resembles his more youthful sister. He figures it might be alright here and afterward he meets hey uncle the defeatist who wouldn’t battle for Virginia. How is he ever going to have the option to live in this man’s home? Will lived on a ranch in the city of Winchester. He lived in an agreeable home. Will's family had slaves and the slaves did all the genuine work on the estate. Will isn't utilized to difficult work and now, living with his auntie , uncle and cousin he needs to buckle down regular. His pride won't let him admit to exhaustion or consternation in how hard the work is on the homestead. His uncle can detect the emotions Will has towards him. Uncle Jed has Will work close by of him and he gives him obligation. Working close by his uncle, Will goes to a resenting adoration of his expertise and intelligence. Will likewise figures out how to confide in his own impulses. Meg can be Will’s salvation from his uncle. She wants to talk and pose a great deal of inquiries. He appreciates what a diligent employee she is. Meg likewise doesn’t act like most young ladies Will has known. He starts to like strolling and chatting with Meg. Will discovers that Meg can not peruse. There has not been a school since the war began. Will starts to instruct Meg to peruse. All through the book Uncle Jed shows Will little exercises on the most proficient method to be a good man. Will starts to comprehend that the value his uncle and his family paid for their convictions was nearly as incredible as the one Will's family paid. Will was so enveloped with what he lose that he didn’t see what his uncle lost. Will has the chance to move back home to his city. From the start he truly needs to go however then he understands he is home. His mom was correct when she sent him there to live. Setting This story is set toward the finish of the Civil War. Around the year 1867 in the Virginia Piedmont. Will moves from the city of Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley to a ranch in the Virginia Piedmont. Will had carried on with an existence of recreation with slaves that thought about the home and grounds and did all the cooking. At the point when he moves in with his auntie and uncle he needs to figure out how to function. The family has a great deal of tasks that should be done to deal with the ranch. They likewise have snares for getting hare and gardens to develop vegetables. Will angles so they can have fish for supper. The family doesn't have a pony so they should walk wherever they go. They don't wear shoes since it is mid year. They have a field and a buckwheat field. However, a great deal of the zone is woods. They have a springhouse that keeps things cool. Will necessities to slash wood for the fire so they can prepare supper.