Castaways of the Flying Dutchman

Karen Hesse’s Stowaway was a totally self-enveloping novel in the form of a sailor’s diary, about a young boy from Britain who runs away from his family problems. In the hope of returning with all of his problems sorted out. He hides aboard a boat called the Endeavor that will be traveling the world. He is discovered however by the crew mates and his adventure begins. Stowaway is a great book it even interested me as a reader who almost never reads for personal enjoyment. I really like the way that Karen Hesse wrote this book. Rather than a traditional book she writes a diary type of account of what happens in 1768 to 1771 aboard the endeavor. The diary is cool because you can see and feel the emotions of day to day life. You also get a feeling of how he feel about others and how he thinks others feel about him. It’s kind of cool how her writing style takes you back to a different time. Were people weren’t writing to get famous it was so when they got home from their adventure. The family members were able to see the trip through the eyes of the one that took it with very vivid descriptions. The characterization in this book is great, as soon as you start the book there are characters that you can tell that you will like or that you are going to hate. First you will meet Nicholas who’s the perspective that the book is written in. Once he is discovered on board the Endeavor you will meet Mr. Bootie who you probably won’t like he’s not too nice to Nicholas thought the entire…