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Anka
In the story in Jimmie’s mum’s book, Mirka is the oldest woman who lives in Oto’s village. She and her brother, Guntis, act as wise authority figures in the village, and Mirka is the one who raises Anka when the villagers find the baby in the well. Years later, when Oto and Anka are married and expecting their first baby, Mirka warns them to leave the village before the war arrives—but they refuse to listen. When she and Oto are the only villagers left alive or uncaptured, she gives Oto the Bone Sparrow necklace and sends him to find Iliya, her grandson in the mountains, who will then help Oto find Anka.
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Mirka Character Timeline in The Bone Sparrow
The timeline below shows where the character Mirka appears in The Bone Sparrow. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 11
...the wisest man) in town, spits that they should leave “it” there. But his sister, Mirka—who’s old and wise—tells the townsfolk to get the baby out. Oto, a six-year-old boy, rescues...
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Chapter 14
...teaching him. Anka is a remarkable child; even Guntis grudgingly agrees. She often sits on Mirka’s lap and rubs the Bone Sparrow necklace around Mirka’s neck. Everyone in town loves Anka,...
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Chapter 17
...The story picks up with the soldiers arriving at night. By morning, only Oto and Mirka are left alive; everyone else has been murdered or marched away. Mirka nurses Oto back...
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