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Today we are going to talk about two of the literary analysis points in A Knight of the White Cross. We will be discussing the setting and the style of A Knight of the White Cross by G.A. Henty.
The setting of A Knight of the White Cross is based almost entirely upon the fortress that sits upon the island of Rhodes, which, today, is one of the islands that the country of Greece controls. At the time that the book was written, it was a palace for the Grand Master of the Knights of the White Cross. It was where the Grand Master lived, but it was also the largest fortress for that Order. The main character, Gervaise, also travels in the galleys a lot, and so the setting changes depending on where he is located.
In this particular instance, the style in which G.A. Henty has chosen to write this book is more of an external perspective. In this book, G.A. Henty makes it as if you are watching what plays out through a hidden camera, whereas is some stories like White Fang by Jack London, it seems like you are looking at the event through the character’s eyes, and you can (sort of) read their thoughts as well. (for a little bit more about White Fang, click here). In A Knight of the White Cross we are not exactly in the minds of the characters as we are in some other books.
I liked this book because it was interesting, and Gervaise (the protagonist) was quite adventurous, and I like books that have adventure in them.