“Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success,” a quote from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, provides a glimpse into an important theme of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, written by Ransom Riggs. The beginning of the story takes place in present day Florida, where the main character, Jacob Portman, lives. The rest of the story takes place on Cairnholm Island in Wales in both the present and on September 3, 1940. Jacob is a sixteen-year-old boy who shows great courage when faced with many challenges. Jacobs’s first challenge was overcoming the death of his grandfather. Additionally, Jacob faced a challenge when he and his father travelled to Cairnholm Island and he decided to search for the secrets of his grandfather’s life. Finally, Jacob encountered a third challenge when the headmistress of the peculiar children was kidnapped by an evil group of creatures.
Without a doubt, it was tough for Jacob to recover from the death of his grandfather. The same evil creatures that hunted and destroyed the peculiar children in Wales murdered Grandpa Portman. Jacob held his grandfather as he took his last breath. “I told him I loved him. And then he seemed to disappear into himself…” (Riggs 37). Jacob showed bravery when dealing with his grandfather’s death by having the courage to …show more content…
At some point, Jacob went off with two devious people he met to explore, as well as locate, the peculiar children that his grandfather told him about before he died. “I weighed my options. I could tuck tail and follow my tormenters back to town, or I could go ahead alone and lie to dad about it. After four seconds of intense deliberation, I was one my way.” (Riggs 82). Choosing to face his fears after getting lost in the woods and not give up on his search for the peculiar children shows Jacob’s
Without a doubt, it was tough for Jacob to recover from the death of his grandfather. The same evil creatures that hunted and destroyed the peculiar children in Wales murdered Grandpa Portman. Jacob held his grandfather as he took his last breath. “I told him I loved him. And then he seemed to disappear into himself…” (Riggs 37). Jacob showed bravery when dealing with his grandfather’s death by having the courage to …show more content…
At some point, Jacob went off with two devious people he met to explore, as well as locate, the peculiar children that his grandfather told him about before he died. “I weighed my options. I could tuck tail and follow my tormenters back to town, or I could go ahead alone and lie to dad about it. After four seconds of intense deliberation, I was one my way.” (Riggs 82). Choosing to face his fears after getting lost in the woods and not give up on his search for the peculiar children shows Jacob’s