The Miraculous Journey of Edward
Tulane
Kate Decamillo
Plot
The theme can be summarized by a
quote from the book: "If you have no intention of loving or being loved,
then the whole journey is pointless." (p. 199) Edward Tulane is a china
rabbit given to a ten-year-old girl named Abilene by her grandmother. He enjoys
a pleasant but vain life with his young mistress, who treats him with the
utmost love and respect, until an unfortunate incident finds him falling
overboard while vacationing on anocean liner. Edward spends 297 days in the
ocean's depths, until a passing fisherman and his buddy pulls him free. The man
takes him home to his wife where he is renamed and forced to wear dresses. Edward is passed from hand to hand of a
succession of life-altering characters, such as ahobo and his dog and a girl
with pneumonia and her brother. Edward's journeys not only take him far from
home, but even farther from the selfish rabbithe once was. Edward is eventually
cruelly broken against a counter top edge and then repaired and offered for
sale in a doll store for several years, and is finally bought by the same
mistress he once knew, but now older and more mature, with a daughter of her
own.
CRITICISM:
Moral criticism showcased the
values and virtues found or imparted in a literary text. “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” is
without doubt a truly marvelous book. As Edward's adventure takes him through
multiple owners, it seems that heartache and misfortune follow in his wake. The
passages are filled with love and emotion that impart great depth to the
storyline. Kate DiCamillo's book is surprisingly meaningful despite the fact
that it is obviously focused towards children. The beautiful illustrations by
Bagram Ibatoulline also depict snippets of Edwards life in stunning detail.Simply summarized “The Miraculous
Journey of Edward Tulane” is about the loss of love and the way to find love
again.
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