Secret Of Platform 13 Essay

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“Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. William James.” This quote by William James claims that if you do something you shouldn’t have, you will have to accept the result In the fantasy The Secret of Platform 13, one character in the story learns that actions have consequences. In the beginning of the story, the prince of the Gump has been kidnapped by the evil lady Mrs.Trottle in London. Four rescuers are sent to London to find the prince. The only problem is that the prince doesn’t know that he is a prince.“You see, you were kidnapped by Mrs.Trottle. She snatched you from a basket at King's Cross Station and carried you off to Switzerland, meaning to pass you off as her own child”(226). …show more content…

Trottle got angry and she would do whatever it takes to get a baby. When she discovered a baby in a basket on the seat of the train station, she decided to take it, even though it wasn’t hers. The baby was actually the prince from the Gump. The nanny was suppose to watch over him, but was so tired and fell asleep. Later in the story, the prince, Ben, learns that he was kidnapped by Mrs. Trottle. When Mrs. Trottle comes to know about this, she was furious. This shows that actions have consequences. Later in the story, Ben starts thinking whether he should return back to the Gump, or stay in London, where he was raised. “Then she gave Ben her hand, and together they walked along the shores towards the welcoming roofs of the palace”(231). After Ben finds out that he has been lied to his whole life by Mrs. Trottle, he decides to go back to the Gump and visit his real parents. Even though Mrs. Trottle was enraged by this decision, she had to accept it because it was her who kidnapped Ben and kept it a secret. One can make a connection between this story and the real world. In the real world. In this book, the character Mrs. Trottle learns that action have consequences, and that applies to people in the real world as

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