Finn And Derval Dove Sparknotes

INTRODUCTION: By reading the book I found out the story is about the two little children (Finn and Derval dove) who left the home and went out in search for love because of the torture and abuse from their Uncle Toby Cromwell (called as Uncle Toby), Uncle Toby is not a blood relation to them. Finn’s mother married Toby Cromwell after the death of Finn’s father. He died in an accident, after the death of father Finn’s mother had married Toby Cromwell because she felt alone and she has two children with her (Finn and Derval). After year’s passed she also died and now Uncle Toby became the legal guardian for the kids, Finn Dove and his sister Derval are so tired of their stepfather's constant abuse and torture. So Finn had decided to run away from Uncle Toby so he made a plan to leave, he asked Derval to join with him to County
Galway Ireland.
This is the place where Finn and Dervla's Grandmother O’Flaherty lives. Finn and Derval have a hope that when they reach their Granny O'Flaherty and they like to live with her. So they ran away and reached Ireland where they found new friends. Now there comes a twist in the story- the children are heirs to their grandfather's estate and stand to inherit a large fortune, around $10,000 each, upon his death but if the children are either dead or missing the money would go to their uncle and for the fact that he will do just about anything to get what he wants. The Dove children's journey across Ireland isn't easy as soon after they are discovered missing and their stepfather had been informed of the money, he decides to bring in the police, soon they have the police, they searched the children’s in the entire Ireland. Then the remaining story tells us how Finn and Derval reached the destination without getting caught, who are all helped them for reaching Granny’s house. In the following part I’m going to explain about the characters and their Relationships with Finn and Derval, who helped them to reach
the destination. Relationships in the story:
Characters Relationship
Finn and Derval Family
Toby Uncle
Joss Neighbour & Friend
Poll and his Family Friends
Mickser Friend
Detective Micheal Friend
Moses and his Family Friends
Paddy Uncle
Joe Uncle
O’Flaherty Granny These were the main important relationships in this story and we will discuss about the relationships in detail in the following section.
Finn and Derval: They are the key roles in this story, Derval was Finn’s sister and they both get way out of their house and planned to go to their Granny’s house which is in Ireland. This is because of the Uncle Toby’s torture and abuse. The characters Finn and Derval was together in the entire story and the relationship between Finn and Derval is so good that she never say anything against Finn. She always supported Finn and she Trusted Finn a lot. By reading this story I get to know that Finn is leading her to Granny’s house and she followed him with full trust. Finn is a lucky guy to have a sister like this, who always support him.
Toby Uncle: He is the Uncle for Finn and Derval who usually comes home late and start torturing and abusing Finn. He is the guy who slapped Finn, this made him so angry and make him to get out of the house. He is a kind of cruel person who lovws to drink. Both Finn and Derval won’t like Toby.
Joss: He is the friend who stays next to Finns house. He is the person who buy the skates and the guns from Finn for Eight and Five pence. Which is helpful for Finn to make some money for the trip.
Poll and his Family: Poll was the first guy who met Finn and Derval in Ireland. He is a good friend of Finn. They shared their dinner together in Polls house with his family. Poll has a big family that contains nine members, they all are friendly with Finn and Derval. Polls parents are Tom and Mary who helped a lot for Finn and Derval. They gave them food and some money for their journey. Tom helped Finn by introducing him to the person who always travels towards the west.
Mickser: In the beginning he is a stranger for Finn and Derval then become a true friend for them. Tom had introduced Finn to Mickser, he is a nice polite friendly guy who gave food for the children and took them in his van towards the west. He is the person who knows the rewards for giving the information about Finn and Derval, but he didn’t do that instead he helped them to reach the destination. This shows the character of Mickser and shows how much he likes Finn and Derval.
Detective Micheal: he is also a true friend for Finn and Delvar, even though he is a police man he supported Finn and Derval for reaching the destination. He is a very kind person who saved them when Nicko tried to get Finn and Derval. He bend the laws for helping these kids. This shows the relationship between the kids and Detective Micheal. Moses and His Family: Moses is a good friend of Finn, these two met each other because of the ‘Donkey Moe’. They become good friends Moses teach Finn and Derval how to beg. Moses family is a big family, in which the father powder is a lazy guy who won’t do much work. Finn and Derval stayed with them for two days and becomes so close to the family. Moses is a true friend of Finn because he also knows about the reward but he didn’t. This shows how he likes Finn and Derval.
Paddy, Joe and O’Flaherty: They are the family members who lives in Ireland. Finn and Derval loves them a lot, they suffered a lot for seeing them. They are very happy now because they are showing love and care to the children. These people are the only reason for Finn and Derval to come to Ireland.
These were the different types of relationships with different characteristics played in the story
Conclusion:
Hence by reading this story now I understood the value of relationships and how it is helpful for a human to survive in this world. I think without any relationship no one can do anything alone. From the story we understood that without the help of all those people (mentioned in the list) Finn and Derval cannot reach Granny’s house easily. This shows the importance of relationships in life.