Forbidden Place Of The Gods Summary
Character
John was the main character of the story. John was told not to travel east and he did anyway. This shows John is defiant and doesn’t listen well to instruction. In the text it says “It is forbidden to travel east. It is forbidden to cross the river. It is forbidden to got to the Place of the Gods. All these things are forbidden.” After his dad said that John recited that it is forbidden. This shows that John knew but still did what he wanted to do based on his own agenda.
Theme
The theme for this piece is pursuing knowledge. I say this is the theme because that caused him to go east. His father told him it is forbidden to go east. That is where the god reside and they are not to go there. The east is a mysterious and a city that was abandoned …show more content…
long ago. This connects to the character trait I gave John that was defiant. He disobeyed his father's orders for the fact wanting to know of this forbidden city.
Plot
In the future civilization is of no existence because of an apocalyptic event.
John the protagonist is from a village who lives to soon be a priest goes on a adventure to the Place of the Gods. While he has been told not to go by the priest of the village, also his father he still goes. He had dreams to got the forbidden place. John passed through the woods and had to avoid the forest people.
Point of View
The point of view of the story is first person. It’s first person because throughout the story the main character would use “I”. In the text it states “I am the son of a priest. I have been in the Dead Places near us, with my father—at first, I was afraid.” This shows that John is telling the story through his point of view. This is shown through words that are used by John throughout the story.
Setting
The setting of the story is in New York. In the beginning of the story it happens in the forest part of the New York. Then John the main character starts to move towards the Place of the Gods. He follows highways that were made for the people that originally lived there. Soon he gets to the Hudson river, crosses it and arrives in Manhattan. Overall the story transpired through New York.
Conflict
Conflict in the story is that John fighting himself. This is because he has a desire to go east. The problem starts at him being told not to go and the dangers that come with going east to the Place of the Gods. John knows that for his people going east is forbidden. Centrally what causes the conflict is his own personal agenda against what his people go by and what he’s been told by his father.
Tone
The tone of story is calm. Throughout the story John tell of his thoughts and experience going through New York. As the story is told it gives off a calm dull tone. Or even somewhat emotionless. In the text it states “My father is a priest; I am the son of a priest. I have been in the Dead Places near us, with my father—at first, I was afraid… Nevertheless, we make a beginning. it is not for the metal alone we go to the Dead Places now—there are the books and the writings.” This text shows the text is calm and is dull.
John was the main character of the story. John was told not to travel east and he did anyway. This shows John is defiant and doesn’t listen well to instruction. In the text it says “It is forbidden to travel east. It is forbidden to cross the river. It is forbidden to got to the Place of the Gods. All these things are forbidden.” After his dad said that John recited that it is forbidden. This shows that John knew but still did what he wanted to do based on his own agenda.
Theme
The theme for this piece is pursuing knowledge. I say this is the theme because that caused him to go east. His father told him it is forbidden to go east. That is where the god reside and they are not to go there. The east is a mysterious and a city that was abandoned …show more content…
long ago. This connects to the character trait I gave John that was defiant. He disobeyed his father's orders for the fact wanting to know of this forbidden city.
Plot
In the future civilization is of no existence because of an apocalyptic event.
John the protagonist is from a village who lives to soon be a priest goes on a adventure to the Place of the Gods. While he has been told not to go by the priest of the village, also his father he still goes. He had dreams to got the forbidden place. John passed through the woods and had to avoid the forest people.
Point of View
The point of view of the story is first person. It’s first person because throughout the story the main character would use “I”. In the text it states “I am the son of a priest. I have been in the Dead Places near us, with my father—at first, I was afraid.” This shows that John is telling the story through his point of view. This is shown through words that are used by John throughout the story.
Setting
The setting of the story is in New York. In the beginning of the story it happens in the forest part of the New York. Then John the main character starts to move towards the Place of the Gods. He follows highways that were made for the people that originally lived there. Soon he gets to the Hudson river, crosses it and arrives in Manhattan. Overall the story transpired through New York.
Conflict
Conflict in the story is that John fighting himself. This is because he has a desire to go east. The problem starts at him being told not to go and the dangers that come with going east to the Place of the Gods. John knows that for his people going east is forbidden. Centrally what causes the conflict is his own personal agenda against what his people go by and what he’s been told by his father.
Tone
The tone of story is calm. Throughout the story John tell of his thoughts and experience going through New York. As the story is told it gives off a calm dull tone. Or even somewhat emotionless. In the text it states “My father is a priest; I am the son of a priest. I have been in the Dead Places near us, with my father—at first, I was afraid… Nevertheless, we make a beginning. it is not for the metal alone we go to the Dead Places now—there are the books and the writings.” This text shows the text is calm and is dull.