Adventure novel

perspective, children and innocents can teach their elders about the world. In Toni Morrison’s novel, The Bluest Eye, the narrative voice of a young girl offers a unique and compelling perspective. Several parts of this novel are narrated by Claudia MacTeer, a ten…

Holmes are the lead characters of the Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series of detective thriller novels by Laurie R. King. The two characters made their first appearance in the debut novel of the series The Bookkeepers’ Apprentice that was first published in 1994. Mary Russell is a young woman who stumbles into the legendary Sherlock Holmes in 1915 to start a brilliant mystery series. The series of novels begins in 1915 with the world famous detective Holmes enjoying his retirement and farming…

more on the experiences of Gebel and the aftermath of his journey. Prior to this chapter, I was expecting the chronicles of his adventure to Gebel, returning to his family, and then writing a book about the land. I am a little perplexed that the author did not include these details. If I were the author, I would continue off his ending and write about Qindil’s adventure home and have him happily meet up with his wife and children. Also, Qindil explicitly states his plan was with his family. He…

as he tries to win a State Championship in a brand new state and school. The story’s context is very straightforward and it doesn’t include a bunch of shenanigans about how he feels remorse for leaving his old school and how he has moved on. In the novel, Alex Myers is trying to adjust to his new life in a new state after a bad breakup between his mom and dad. During the book it shows off how tough it is going to be when his friends aren’t there for…

This type of story is so ubiquitous that we have a name to identify the common pattern that these hero stories follow: The Hero's Journey. It is a very effective method of writing stories and many stories follow the pattern unintentionally. In the novel Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse utilizes the Hero's Journey pattern to draw a parallel between its story and other "monomyths", particularly the stories of numerous important religious figures including the Buddha, Mohammed and Jesus. A monomyth does…

A Room With a View, by E.M. Forster, is set in the 19th century. The beginning of the novel is set in Italy, but later it is set in England. Through diction and descriptions, the author depicts Italy and England very differently, creating a sense of symbolism. To Lucy, the protagonist, Italy is a dirty, crazy place that is full of excitement and adventure; in contrast, England is a neat, clean, and structured place that, to Lucy becomes predictable and boring after she experiences Italy. By…

In the novel, Catcher in the Rye, Holden faces lots of hardships, and progresses through a series of adventures that have a huge affect on his life. At the end of the novel, Holden was telling this story from an asylum. I believe the author, Salinger, was telling the readers something that we needed to analyze and sink deeper into. Throughout the series of events that Holden went through, it would drive one crazy. You have this kid that is going against the world and is a product of a bizarre…

princesses. The three still have a tough journey, but in time, they reach the Castle in the Air and bring back Rhyme and Reason to the Kingdom of Wisdom. After all the tribulations and adventures, Milo must return home, where he has learned that adventures are to be had anywhere, it is just up to him. Throughout the novel, Juster suggests the theme that one should never confuse…

Robinson Crusoe is a novel that took place about the times of the the 17th century and even earlier. Robinson Crusoe was born into a wealthy family and was born in Great Britain. Robinson Crusoe was widely liked and well respected, but not just to his people, but the whole town that knew of him really enjoyed having him around. Crusoe was always wanting to becoming an explorer that travels the seven seas and tries to make a living out of it. Although his father didn’t approve of it he still…

Love and Rebellion In the novel Z: a Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler, Zelda’s family does not approve of the young writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, but Zelda loves him for being different and intelligent. When Zelda meets F. Scott Fitzgerald at a dance, she immediately notices how mature and handsome he is. “What I did know was that he held himself differently from the other boys—other men, I thought; he had to be in his twenties”’ (42). F. Scott Fitzgerald shows maturity and a…