¶ … Country of the Pointed Firs," by Sarah Orne Jewett, and "The Beast in the Jungle" by Henry James. Specifically, it will answer the question: Where do the characters of these pieces "travel," (not just the big journeys but the smaller ones -- for example, not just to Dunnet Landing in the "Country," but, within that, to Green Island and the North Pole and the Bowden Family Reunion) and what do they learn - and not learn - there? These two novels clearly illustrate how journeys can affect characters, and how different journeys can play such an important part in a novel, and in the character's well being. Both characters learn from their journeys, but the ultimate message may be: "it's not the journey, but how you get there that matters." Marcher's journey is a lesson in tragedy, while the Narrator's journey is a lesson in learning and peace.
Journeys in Two Novels
Both these novels take the main characters on journeys that transform their lives, but the...
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