This is a book report about the book 'In Freedom's Cause' by G. A. Henty. It is a story of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce and it is set during the late thirteenth century, when people were under the domination of English tyranny.
William Wallace and Robert the Bruce were two Scottish men. They were brought up in the Providence of God, to lead their countrymen in the fight for Scottish independence.
In Freedom's Cause a very dramatic and detailed story. It is accurate as it tells the tale of the quest that the Scottish people made for political liberty.
This story is not just about William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, it is about The Scottish War of Independence. It was the Scottish and English people who went to war between the years …show more content…
It almost seems as if G. A. Henty could not decide between the two since he kept switching between styles. But is it very in depth and factual since it is a history book.
The main character, Sir Archibald Forbes, is a fictional character. The book starts off with him at an early age when he attaches himself to the cause of William Wallace, and later Robert the Bruce.
Sir Archie Forbes as a character was heroic in every way you could think, he was, brave, chivalrous, skilled, humble, etc. but he was a bit too legendary at times which made it seem more like a fantasy than something that would happen in real life.
In the book, Archie was not the only fictional character. There were quite a few others that were fictitious and not real. So this further adds to how it seems G. A. Henty could not decide between actual History and Historical Fiction. But although the story follows a fictional character and has fictional aspects, the story is historically accurate.
The war, from the perspective of the book, is with very little reason. The book does not give enough background information which makes it seem that the two sides fought for little reason - or at least a very bad one - and that they were just thirsting for glory and blood by the
William Wallace and Robert the Bruce were two Scottish men. They were brought up in the Providence of God, to lead their countrymen in the fight for Scottish independence.
In Freedom's Cause a very dramatic and detailed story. It is accurate as it tells the tale of the quest that the Scottish people made for political liberty.
This story is not just about William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, it is about The Scottish War of Independence. It was the Scottish and English people who went to war between the years …show more content…
It almost seems as if G. A. Henty could not decide between the two since he kept switching between styles. But is it very in depth and factual since it is a history book.
The main character, Sir Archibald Forbes, is a fictional character. The book starts off with him at an early age when he attaches himself to the cause of William Wallace, and later Robert the Bruce.
Sir Archie Forbes as a character was heroic in every way you could think, he was, brave, chivalrous, skilled, humble, etc. but he was a bit too legendary at times which made it seem more like a fantasy than something that would happen in real life.
In the book, Archie was not the only fictional character. There were quite a few others that were fictitious and not real. So this further adds to how it seems G. A. Henty could not decide between actual History and Historical Fiction. But although the story follows a fictional character and has fictional aspects, the story is historically accurate.
The war, from the perspective of the book, is with very little reason. The book does not give enough background information which makes it seem that the two sides fought for little reason - or at least a very bad one - and that they were just thirsting for glory and blood by the