book review-the cave

8/6/2019 Book Review-The Cave

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Tittle: The Cave

Author: Richard Church

Publisher: Heineman Educational Books

Date Published: 1950

Type of Book: Fiction

Number of Pages: 182

BOOK REVIEW


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Authors Thesis

To entertain the reader about a group of boys whose

like to have an adventure expedition during their

summer by exploring a tunnel, more like a cave and

learned many things through it including the value of

friendship.


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Characters

1. John Walters

Dr. Georges nephew

Full of curiosity Hate living things unfinished

Responsible

Can be trusted


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2. George ReynoldsJohns neighbour

Very thin, more like a skeleton

SombreHesitant

has husky voice


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3. Cuthbert sanders

known as Meaty

Fat

His words are often ignored

Soft hearted


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4

. Harold Soamessmall in size

Good looking

Only boy among his older sisters of his familyKnown as Lightning

Responsible

reckless


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5. Alan Hobbs

oTall

o Fair hair thrown right back

o has dominating voice- his speech could impressed

anybody

o Self-pointed president of Tomahawk Club

oArrogant

oHot tempered


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6. Dr. WaltersJohn uncle

A doctor

A mountaineerHas broad face

understanding


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7. Mary Walters

Johns aunt

Had once been a sister in large London hospital

Knew something about human nature


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Main Plot1. Exposition

John was bored and lonely throughout his summer.

Theres 2 weeks remained and nothing had been

done. One day, he discovered a hole. He crawledinto it and found himself in a narrow tunnel that

sloped down for several yards. Fear overcome his

curiosity in the darkness and he decided to turn

back with further equipped and also with company.


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2. Conflict

In the tunnel, John warned everybody not to shoutbut Alan ignored. The least vibration caused fall of

rock.

Meaty was stuck in the narrow funnel but he washelped by the other members.

As they went deep into it, they heard the sound of

river deep down under them. That sound attracted

them to explore more.


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3. Climax

John decided to go down first with a rope tiedaround his waist and followed by Lightning while the

other 3 members took charge of the rope at the

other end.

The rope used for them to go down then leap backfrom Meatys hand and over the edge of the shaft.

The only lifeline between them had gone. John and

Lightning were trapped.


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4. Falling action

George found a way to save their friends but Alandisagreed. They quarreled.

Meatys action provoked another display of Alans

temper. They lost the only big electric lamp of Alans father.

This turned Alan into misery.

Alan flung Meatys torch into the depth of the cave.The only left was a dark lantern and caused them

hard to walk in the dark.


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5. Resolution

John and Lightning heard voices and people tappingat the other side of the thick wall. He realized that

George was at work with intelligence. John and

George tapped at different side and crash it.

They reunited again and searched their way out of

the cave together.

Meaty took his responsibility on the electric lamp by

following Alan home.John wished to know what creature lead him to the

cave and hoped to explore more.


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Setting

SettingSetting

PlacesPlaces

Dr. Walters

home

Dr. Walters

home

In the caveIn the cave

TimeTime

SummerholidaysSummerholidays

peoplepeople

adultsadults

teenagersteenagers


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Reaction and Analysis

1. SimilePg 1: He sat on the top of the rock like Napoleon

on St. Helena, lonely and bored.

Pg 53

: The sides of the cavern caught the sound,beat it like a redhot iron until it became hard and

dangerous, and then flung it up for the third time,

reinforced by a cluster of echoes, towards the roof.

Pg 122: Alan too was rigid standing there like aking robbed of his crown.


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2. Hyperbolical

Pg 16: The effect on Alan was spectacular. At first helistened with amused tolerance but as his

imagination caught fire he grew more and more

restless until at last he could contain himself nolonger.

Pg 69: it is the darkness that comes down upon the

brain, stops the breath in our bodies, and freezes our

blood in terror.


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3. Metaphor

Pg 22: Hes got a lot of sisters who keep himwrapped in cotton wool or try to it.

Pg 23: .take a look at that museum

Pg 26: But he knew that the pocker-faced Georgewas not an easy book to read by so acute a person as

his aunt Mary..

Pg 130: Minutes passed and they seemed like hours,for the explorerss hearts were eager to get on and

were impatient of this snails progress.


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4. Personification

Pg 27: at that moment a gust of wind beat back from

the hills and threw a scarf of mist in front of the

rocks.

Pg 28: it was certainly safe from observation, for

now the bracken was dancing and heaving in alldirections, like a corn field in July.

Pg 41: the slanting sunlight was dazzlingly bright in

their eyes and every tree and bush stood haloed withnimbus of fire that danced with morning joy.

Pg 96: He stared at it, fascinated, his mind hungry

with excitement.


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5. Flashback

Pg 1: John thought of his family and their

wonderful time which had been promised him

and his younger brother; a boating expedition on

the Broads.


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To recommend? Why?

It has many moral values

1. Trustworthy

2. Friendship

3. Responsibility4. Leadership

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