The Book Of Lost Things By John Connolly

The Book of Lost Things is a fantasy novel written by John Connolly. The book incorporates and adapts many fairy tales like Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin and Little Red Riding Hood. The main character, David, is going through a tough time in his life. His dad quickly married Rose after his mother passed away. And they give birth to his half brother, Georgie. David is struggling with all the changes while he enters a magical world where he finds lost things. After all, David realizes that people need to pass through grief and move on to a phase of life, if not they will be stucked in the past and always missing the lost things. In the book, both antagonist, the crooked man, and protagonist, Anna and the Woodsman, make David become mature during the journey. The crooked man makes David
David asks for the reason that Anna forgives Jonnathan, she states: “He’s my brother, I love him, no matter what he has done to me. He was always young and angry and foolish when he made his bargain, and if he could turn back the clock and undo all that has been done, then he would. I don’t want to see him hurt…”(Page 300). Anna is not stucked in the past and does not show any hatred towards her brother, instead she chooses not to hate her brother despite what he has done to her. Her forgiveness teaches David to accept his family instead of being unwilling to adjust to new changes. David becomes conscious that family is all that matters eventually and makes mature choices. After David returns home, “She(Rose) placed the palm of her hand against his cheek, stroking him gently. She couldn’t stop crying, but he could see that she was happy despite her tears...He took her hand in his. ‘I’m sorry,’ he said”(Page 331). From Anna’s experience, David eventually awares that Rose has always been nice to him. Now it is time to let go of his grief over his mother’s death and build a good relationship with Rose and his little brother