The Incredible Journey Shelia Burnford Analysis
The Incredible Journey by Shelia Burnford tells the extraordinary excursion of the mysterious disappearance of three animals, their unbelievable adventure, and their eventual return. Two dogs—one old and one young—and a cat wander off into the wilderness. At one point, they are separated by a river, and a girl finds the cat and decides to take care of it and ultimately take her in. Even though the cat is brought with great comfort and attention, it does not forget its two companions and eventually returns to reunite with them to continue their journey back home. This passage shows the unwillingness for the girl to let go of her new “pet” and how that clashes with the cat’s unwillingness to be separated from his dog companions. There is a conflict