Essay On The Prisoner Of Zenda

Very commonly in today’s society people tend to gain judgments and opinions based off of a person’s physical or facial features. In the Prisoner of Zenda, written by Anthony Hope, the reader follows the main character Rudolph Rassendyll on his adventure to Ruratania. The whole purpose of Rudolph’s journey is for him to meet the King of Ruratania, who is traced back to Rudolph in the family tree. This journey seems to be fairly painless at first, but as the novel begins to ramp up unexpected challenges and dangers interfere with Rudolph’s visit. Rudolph is described as a lazy man with no ambition to do anything with his life, but as the story continues to unfold the reader gets a better look at what he really is like. In many ways Rudolph defies his expectations and proves everyone wrong, and is ultimately viewed as a hero to some of Ruratania’s most important people. Throughout this paper, the reader will get an in depth analysis of the following: the themes; courage, and …show more content…
The reader sees how Rudolph was judged and given very low expectations at the beginning of the novel, and then how he shows his courage and strength to prove all of doubters wrong. At the beginning of the story, the reader is given the perception that Rudolph isn’t doing anything with his life, however Rudolph turns out to be the most productive and influential character in the novel. Whether it was Rudolph’s choice to impersonate the King, or his choice to go to see his ancestry, it is fair to say that Rudolph proved all his stereo-types wrong. Overall it is pretty easy to perceive Rudolph as a brave and courageous man that proved all of his doubters wrong and turned a lackluster life into a life filled with honor, bravery and courage. Rudolph is an exemplary case of a person who is given unfair judgments, but finds a way to overcome his struggles and prove his doubters