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ABookReview—TheSnake-StonebyBerlieDohertyThesetting:UrbanEngland(thecities),butalsoruralEngland(thecountryside)includingremoteEnglishvillages.
Thetheme:Themainthemeisateenageresearchofself-discovery,inthiscasethesearchforamotherfromwhomtheherowasseparatedatanearlyage.Itsotherconcernsarelove,gettingonwithothers,beingpersistentandcourageousandtryingtodealwithdoubts,troublesandworries.Asthebookmovestoaclose,James’swimmingcoachsaystohim:“Youarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymore.Youaredivinglikeayoungmanwhoknowswhereheisgoing.”
Thecharacters:Jamesistheheroofthestory.Heisachampionshipdiver,andhasacomfortablelifewithhisfosterparents(养父母).Yethealsohasthequalitiestotakehimonalongjourneytofindhisbirthmother.TheothercharactersinTheSnake-Stone,James’parents,hisdivinginstructor,bestfriend,thevillagers,peoplehemeetsonhisjourney,arepicturedrealistically.
Theturningpoint:TheturningpointinthestorycomeswhileJames’fosterparentsareawayinLondon,andhewondersabouttheidentityofhisbirthmother.Theonlycluehehasisafossil,“thesnakestone”whichsheleftbehindalongwithanoteonwhichshehadwritten:“TakegoodcareofSammie.Itwaswrittenonatornenvelopewithpartsofanaddressstillthere.
Thejourney:InsteadofgoingtoLondon,Jamesdecidestofindhisbirthmother.Withhelpfromhisgeographyteacher,Jamessetsoutfortheremotecountryvillagewherehismothermightbefound.Jameshaspainful,challenging,butalsohumorousandhappytravels.Themotherhefinallymeets,Anne,hasaminoryetpowerfulvoiceinthenovel.Hecomestounderstandwhyshelefthimatastranger’sdoorfifteenyearsbefore.Althoughthemeetingisnotlong,itleaveshimwithafeelingofcompleteness.Asajourneyofself-discoveryTheSnake-Stonealsoprovidesitsreaderswithahappyending.Itsherosays,onreturningtohisfosterparents,“Iwashome.”
Whatisthemainthemeofthenovel? A．Lifewithfosterparent
B．Lifeintheworldofdivin
C．Ajourneyofself-discover
D．Atravelaroundthecountr
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