The Overstory Setting

Richard Powers
This Study Guide consists of approximately 87 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Overstory.

The Overstory Setting

Richard Powers
This Study Guide consists of approximately 87 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Overstory.
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United States of America

The entirety of the novel takes place all across the United States of America. From the East Coast to the West Coat and everything in between, the characters of this novel travel all over. From the chestnut groves of early Brooklyn to the redwood forests of California and Oregon in the 1990's, the novel travels the history of trees and humans.

Mimas's crown

Mimas's crown is where readers and three main characters discover the wonder of old growth trees. It is an ethereal place that has its own biome and is a place of wonder. It teaches the readers and characters much about trees and how they grow and live. The connection to this tree and place is so strong that it is felt when the loggers come to cut it down.

Bitterroots, Montana

This is the stretch of area where the ski resort is...

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