Jan 7, 2009

The King’s Indian | The King’s Indian

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Author: John Gardner
First Published: 1974
Type of Work: Novella
Type of Plot: Fable
Time of Work: The early nineteenth century
Setting: Boston, Nantucket, and the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
Genres: Fable, Short fiction
Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Values, Self-discovery, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, New England, Truth, Faith, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean
Locales: Boston, MA, Oceans, Nantucket Island

Characters Discussed

Jonathan Adams Upchurch, a nineteen- year-old Boston schoolmaster. An intellectually restless and curious young man, he is determined to save enough money to purchase a farm in Illinois, but, in an uncharacteristic moment of drunken jubilation, he buys a small sailboat and ends up on the whaling ship Jerusalem. Although walleyed and a lifelong landsman, he is strong and capable and soon becomes one of the ship’s crew. After discovering that the Jerusalem is a mystery ship, Jonathan follows clues that lead only to deeper complexities....

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The King’s Indian | The King’s Indian

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