NOTES:
The story = a quest for the young prince to meet his people, to see how they live, to meet the low-life, all levels of society (flat characters) in order to become a good king.
“They made beggars of the children, but failed to make thieves of them” = it sounds almost as a regret = there is still hope
Tom’s life: “Drunkenness, riot and brawling were the order.” “Broken heads were as common as hunger in that place.” “Yet, little Tom was not unhappy.”
STRANGE:
a.Father Andrew teaches him “ charming old tales and legends about giants and fairies, dwarfs and genii, and enchanted castles and gorgeous kings and princes” => the power of knowledge works subconsciously => first digns of emancipation.
b. Chapter 9 – The River Pageant – it is a chapter that does not seem to belong to the book; too many details spoil the pleasure of reading
Be careful what you wish for (like in Five Children and It): “One desire came in time to haunt him day and night: it was to see a real prince, with his own eyes ” / “… his desire to look just once upon a real prince… became the one passion of his life.”
Tom’s evolution as a king:
“He looked sufficiently like a king, but he was ill able to feel like one… once more he felt the sense of captivity heavy upon him.”
“… the mock King Tom Canty… lost his fears; his embarrassments departed, and gave place to an easy and confident bearing: it no longer confused him to have these lofty personages kiss his hand at parting.”
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