Introverts can be as Powerful as Extroverts

Using the close reading guidelines, I found out that Ree is a very powerful introvert. I began at the beginning of the movie since that is where most first impressions are made.
The first thing that caught my attention was the rotting log cabin. The second thing that caught my eye was how nice Ree was, given the circumstances. These observations complement and contradict each other. It is complementary because the sad state of the cabin makes Ree more humble and homely to others. It is also contradictory because the stereotype of children growing up in homes like in Winter's Bone would end up in gangs and commit criminal acts. This frame makes me feel a bit of hope that the children's situation will improve because Ree is trying to do good and teach her younger siblings to do the same.
The first words spoken by the cast come from Ree, which are "Ashlee, darling..." Even though times are very hard and Ree is frustrated, she is still kind and patient with Ashlee and her brother. Ree says very little, but her most important line in scene one is "I will find him." She emphasizes "I" and "him," to show the sheriff she is more knowledgeable of her father's habits. There was a word that had a double meaning: bond. the sheriff uses it describing Jessup's money for jail, as his bond is his house and lands. A bond can be something one invests for quite sometime. A bond is also something that has a strong tie to another thing, such as Jessup's ties to his house, lands, and family. Jessup seemed to put a lot of money and time into building his home and lands.
The frame where she gives away her horse so it has a chance to live a better life. This sets the whole theme for the movie since it is about Ree's adventures to save her father to give her family a better life.
The camera is acting as an omniscient narrator, but keeping close to Ree most of the time. It makes me expect that Ree is going to do something very drastic and out of character. She does most of the speaking, and she acts like Ferb from the cartoon Phineas and Ferb. His statements are one liners but they are memorable, just like Ree's dialogue in scene one. She mainly speaks to her neighbor Sonya and the shreiff. Ree uses her quiet and polite personality to get around trouble. She onlys asks Sonya to keep Ginger, her horse, after Sonya has offered to feed her. Ree also tells her younger brother not to ask for or take the meat unless Sonya offers it to them. She has the sheriff tell her what is going on with her father after he fails to speak with Ree's mother. Ree takes the news with stride and promises the sheriff that she will find Jessup before the trial date.
Ree did not have to yell and show large amounts of emotion to get her point across. She did look heartbroken every time she looked back when she gave up Ginger, but deep down she was comforted knowing that Ginger will be happy and fed for a longer time period than if she stayed with Ree. She was also shocked that her father was missing but kept her face and voice under control. The only way I knew she was surprised was because she said "He did what now?" when the sheriff said that Jessup is nowhere to be found.