What is the plot of the clever crab?
The Clever Crab : There lived a heron by a big lake. He used to catch fish and eat them. But he had become old and could not catch fish like before. He went without food for many days together. “I have to think of a plan.
What happens in Crabbe's journal?
He is suffering from exhaustion, double pneumonia and exposure, and must have two fingers amputated due to severe frostbite. The novel takes the form of a journal, which Crabbe deems preferable to talking to the hospital psychiatrist. In his journal, Crabbe recounts the events that lead to his hospitalization.
What is the narrative structure of Crabbe?
The narrative structure also reflects the influence of Joseph Campbell’s account of the hero’s journey, in which the hero leaves home, meets a mentor, faces a test, and returns home after overcoming the final ordeal. At the start of the novel, Crabbe is a patient in Bartholomew’s General Hospital.
Why is Crabbe glad about what he did?
Crabbe grew up in a house where he was told what to do and think. Crabbe is glad about what he did because it was the one intelligent, independent, creative thing he has done in his life. Crabbe was sick of his life because he was sick of the future people had already planned out for him without consulting him about it.
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