Winter’s Bone
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35
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All Themes Silence and Secrets Family, Destiny, and Inheritance Violence and Decay Isolation and Independence Women and Matriarchy
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All Characters Ree Dolly Sonny Dolly Jessup Dolly Uncle Teardrop Gail Lockrum Merab Blond Milton
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Winter’s Bone

by Daniel Woodrell
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
  • Chapter 20
  • Chapter 21
  • Chapter 22
  • Chapter 23
  • Chapter 24
  • Chapter 25
  • Chapter 26
  • Chapter 27
  • Chapter 28
  • Chapter 29
  • Chapter 30
  • Chapter 31
  • Chapter 32
  • Chapter 33
  • Chapter 34
  • Chapter 35
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Silence and Secrets Theme Icon
    Silence and Secrets
  • Family, Destiny, and Inheritance Theme Icon
    Family, Destiny, and Inheritance
  • Violence and Decay Theme Icon
    Violence and Decay
  • Isolation and Independence Theme Icon
    Isolation and Independence
  • Women and Matriarchy Theme Icon
    Women and Matriarchy
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Ree Dolly
  • Sonny Dolly
  • Jessup Dolly
  • Uncle Teardrop
  • Gail Lockrum
  • Merab
  • Blond Milton
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Ree’s Clothes Symbol Icon
    Ree’s Clothes
  • Ree’s Tapes Symbol Icon
    Ree’s Tapes
  • Crystal Meth / Crank Symbol Icon
    Crystal Meth / Crank
  • Jessup’s Hands Symbol Icon
    Jessup’s Hands
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Tanner, Alexandra. "Winter’s Bone." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 16 Jun 2017. Web. 23 Jan 2026.


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Tanner, Alexandra. "Winter’s Bone." LitCharts LLC, June 16, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2026. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/winter-s-bone.

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