Mercedes Timeline and Summary

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• Mercedes, who is Charles’ wife and Hal’s sister, insists on bringing everything along on the sled.
• She feels sorry for the dogs when the men try to whip them.
• Mercedes gets upset when she is forced to throw out many of her possessions to lighten the load on the sled.
• She insists on riding on the sled; when the men take her off it forcibly, she sits down and refuses to move.
• Mercedes dies with her husband, brother, and the remaining dog team when the bottom drops out of the trail.