Every Trip Is A Quest Summary

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Chapter 1 - Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It's Not)
In this chapter, a quest is defined to consist of five main elements: (a) a quester, (b) a place to go, (c) a stated reason to go there, (d) challenges and trials en route, and (e) a reason and go there. Element (a), the quester, is understood to be embarking on a journey while being with or without the realization that he/she is on a quest. The quester is also often depicted as one of youth because youth is accompanied with inexperience and a lack of self knowledge which allows the ultimate goal of the quest to be fulfilled which is the gating of this knowledge.
Chapter 2 - Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion
In this chapter, it is explained that communion occurs whenever people …show more content…

In this chapter, the author explains that reading litterateur is like filling in a connect the dots sheet, the more works one reads, the easier it becomes to notice a pattern or repetition. The author explains that there is no such thing as a wholly original work of litterateur. This is because authors use other authors to influence their writing style and the topic they write about. Characters of different books from different authors are often found to have similar personality traits as well.
Chapter 6 - When in Doubt, It’s from …show more content…

The connection might be in the story's plot, the personalities of the characters, or the theme of the work such as jealousy, greed, or justice versus mercy. One example the author gives of a work influenced by Shakespeare is West Side Story which the author says famously reworks Romeo and Juliet.
Chapter 7 - ...Or the Bible
The author tells us that every litterateur work is somewhat related to or referring to the Bible. The author tells us that writers often refer to the Bible because nearly everyone knows at least some of the stories from Bible. Works that relate to the Bible often involve themes of denial, betrayal, temptation, and etcetera.
Chapter 8 - Hanseldee and Greteldum
In this chapter, the author explains how many stories relate to fairy tales, like a parallel. Themes and storylines from popular fairy tales are often reused and made into newer and sometimes slightly different versions of the tale. A prime example of this would be the 2013 movie production of Jack the Giant Slayer or the 2011 production of Red Riding Hood. One characteristic of fairy tales is that they all have a plot and a solution which makes the story easy to connect to. This characteristic makes it possible for there to always be a way to connect a story to the fairy

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