What is the real reason for including a quest in a piece of literature? What did you think? What made sense? Can you think of any quests in other pieces you've read?
THe reason to create a quest in a story is to give the story a plot or meaning. I personally like a story with a quest because to me it gives the story a more interesting body to follow making it an easier read. The majority of books i read have some sort of quest because I like fantasy fiction such as the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan where you have the classical good vs. evil battle.
You create a quest in a story to make it more interesting and attract more readers to read the book. Stories that have quests have a better chance of keeping my attention and wanting to read the book because it makes the book less boring. I haven't ever thought of going to the grocery store as a quest but it makes sense. Harry Potter has a quest to kill Voldemort.
The real reason to include a quest in a piece for literature is to establish a story line and for entertainment. When you include a quest in a story it makes you want to continue reading and allows you to get more involved in a story. I have never really considered a trivial trip to the grocery store etc. would be classified as a quest, but now i realize that it does make since. A Prayer for Owen Meany, the quest for Owen to fulfill his destiny and for Johnny to find his dad.
Quests are used in a story because it gives the story a direction. A story can continue to ramble on, when there is no point or direction. I like stories with a quest because the books are more interesting. Like in A Prayer for Owen Meany, one example of a quest would be Owen and John going to figure out who John's father is.
The real reason for a quest is to help to give the story a plot to follow. I think a quest in a book makes the book more interesting, and easier, to read. It now makes sense to me that something as little as a trip to the grocery store can actually be considered a quest in a book. In a prayer for owen meany there was a quest for Johnny Wheelwright to try and to figure out who his father really was.
the reason a quest is included in the story is to make the story interesting and make people want to read it. The quest basically makes the plot. Quests are more often seen in dramatic novels or action books. iT does make sense though to have a quest in order to attract readers. In Sherlock Holmes novels, (The hound of the Baskervilles) he is on a quest to find a killer.
this chapter taught me to look at things in a different perspective. it showed a simple story like a kid going to the market and made me look at it like it is a quest. it changed my understanding of the writing as well. instead of this being a simple trip it now is a epic journey that has highs and lows and can keep my attention much easier than before.
I think that the real reason to include a quest in a story is to add action and make the story more interesting. When I read a story with a interesting quest it draws me to the story. A book that i have most rescently read was A Prayer For Owen Meany. In the end had a quest when Owen had to save many children and ended up dying.
In every good captivating story, a quest is present. A quest dosen't always mean the same thing, they can range from rescuing Princess Fiona, to a more deep, emotional quest such as searching for success, love, happiness, whatever. Without a quest of some sort, what is going to keep the reader interested enough to finish page 1 and look forward to page 2, and so on? Last year I read a book called "The Last Days of Summer". this book was about a young boy growing up in New York City in the 1940's and 50's. He had a fascination for Major League Baseball, and had a favorite player. The quest in this book is dealing without father and how tough it can be, and seeking love and happiness from those you look up to. Once i picked up this book, I couldn't put it down. and thats what makes a good book.
The real reasons for putting a quest of sorts in a piece of literature is to give the literature a reason to be read, for the characters of the story a reason to change, or a reason to do something. If there is no quest, there is nothing for the character to discover, no growth for the character to make. It makes sense that a person's original goal would not be important, because the quest that takes place isn't planned, it isn't thought of, or it wasn't even known to the character until after it has already happened.
I can think of a few books I have read that have a quest, now that I've taken the time think about it. In Mercedes Lackey's The Last Herald-Mage, the main character Vanyel Ashkevron goes through a quest of a sort, and he ultimately learns what its like to help people, even people he never knew. He learned the need to help people, and how good it feels to help someone in need.
That, I think, is a guest that everyone should take. There are many good books and they were made good by such things as quests, which I know understand thanks to the help of the first chapter of this book.
Quests are included in literature to keep the reader interested and to give the story meaning. If there is a quest, the reader will want to continue to read the book until the quest is accomplished. I had never thought about it before, but nearly every book has some sort of quest. If a book has no quest, I personally wouldn't want to read it. A book that I have recently read that had a quest is A Prayer for Owen Meany. John was on a quest throughout the entire book to find his father. That is one thing that kept me interested in the book. I wanted to see if he ever found his father.
I think the reason for including a quest in a piece of literature is to give it body. I mean think about it, if you were reading a story about some guy that was walking down the street you'd probably lose interest after the second sentence, but you throw in some action, or romance, and a quest and you've got yourself a page-turner. One of my favorite books of all times, "The Forest of Hands and Teeth" by Carrie Ryan, starts off as a story with what you think is about a girl that lives in a very sheltered society, but turns out her whole town is keeping away from a hoard of zombies. It turns into a quest for survival, and keeping her loved ones alive as well.
I think the reason for a quest in any piece of literature is to keep the reader interested. Quests don't always have to be about traveling to the middle of the earth or wizards they can be life journeys, things every girl/guy goes through. In Sarah Dessen's Truth About Forever the girl goes through a bad break up, so her journey was getting over that and realizing the people she really cared for were right there the whole time and they were all she needed.
I think you need to put a quest in a story because any logical story has one. Without one a story has no direction. It makes sense that if you want a story to go anywhere you have to have a hero to go there a place to go and something interesting for him to interact with. I have read the harry potter series and J K rowling followed this to a degree unmatched by anyone ive read.
I think it is important to include a quest into a story. It is important to keep the reader interested in the book. The quest doesn't have to be a major thing like saving the world...it can be something as simple as going to the grocery for a loaf of bread. The book A Prayer for Owen Meany has a quest about john trying to find his father...and that is one "quest" that kept me interested in the book!
The real reason for including a quest is self-knowledge. The character is going on the quest to find out about himself. It makes sense because as the character goes through the quest there will be obstacles he has to overcome them and as he does he finds out a lot about himself. A series I read that includes a quest would be The Vampire Chronicles. In it Lestat goes through a lot of quests and in each he finds out a lot about who he is.
the reason why you have a quest in a story is to set the plot, it creates suspemnse based on if the quest will be completed or not which for me makes stories a whole lot more entertaining. i now realize that everything you do is like a quest, just most of the time they are really simple or basic quests. The main quest in lord of the rings is for frodo to destroy the ring.
THe reason to create a quest in a story is to give the story a plot or meaning. I personally like a story with a quest because to me it gives the story a more interesting body to follow making it an easier read. The majority of books i read have some sort of quest because I like fantasy fiction such as the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan where you have the classical good vs. evil battle.
ReplyDeleteYou create a quest in a story to make it more interesting and attract more readers to read the book. Stories that have quests have a better chance of keeping my attention and wanting to read the book because it makes the book less boring. I haven't ever thought of going to the grocery store as a quest but it makes sense. Harry Potter has a quest to kill Voldemort.
ReplyDeleteThe real reason to include a quest in a piece for literature is to establish a story line and for entertainment. When you include a quest in a story it makes you want to continue reading and allows you to get more involved in a story. I have never really considered a trivial trip to the grocery store etc. would be classified as a quest, but now i realize that it does make since. A Prayer for Owen Meany, the quest for Owen to fulfill his destiny and for Johnny to find his dad.
ReplyDeleteQuests are used in a story because it gives the story a direction. A story can continue to ramble on, when there is no point or direction. I like stories with a quest because the books are more interesting. Like in A Prayer for Owen Meany, one example of a quest would be Owen and John going to figure out who John's father is.
ReplyDeleteThe real reason for a quest is to help to give the story a plot to follow. I think a quest in a book makes the book more interesting, and easier, to read. It now makes sense to me that something as little as a trip to the grocery store can actually be considered a quest in a book. In a prayer for owen meany there was a quest for Johnny Wheelwright to try and to figure out who his father really was.
ReplyDeletethe reason a quest is included in the story is to make the story interesting and make people want to read it. The quest basically makes the plot. Quests are more often seen in dramatic novels or action books. iT does make sense though to have a quest in order to attract readers. In Sherlock Holmes novels, (The hound of the Baskervilles) he is on a quest to find a killer.
ReplyDeletethis chapter taught me to look at things in a different perspective. it showed a simple story like a kid going to the market and made me look at it like it is a quest. it changed my understanding of the writing as well. instead of this being a simple trip it now is a epic journey that has highs and lows and can keep my attention much easier than before.
ReplyDeleteI think that the real reason to include a quest in a story is to add action and make the story more interesting. When I read a story with a interesting quest it draws me to the story. A book that i have most rescently read was A Prayer For Owen Meany. In the end had a quest when Owen had to save many children and ended up dying.
ReplyDeleteIn every good captivating story, a quest is present. A quest dosen't always mean the same thing, they can range from rescuing Princess Fiona, to a more deep, emotional quest such as searching for success, love, happiness, whatever. Without a quest of some sort, what is going to keep the reader interested enough to finish page 1 and look forward to page 2, and so on? Last year I read a book called "The Last Days of Summer". this book was about a young boy growing up in New York City in the 1940's and 50's. He had a fascination for Major League Baseball, and had a favorite player. The quest in this book is dealing without father and how tough it can be, and seeking love and happiness from those you look up to. Once i picked up this book, I couldn't put it down. and thats what makes a good book.
ReplyDeleteThe real reasons for putting a quest of sorts in a piece of literature is to give the literature a reason to be read, for the characters of the story a reason to change, or a reason to do something. If there is no quest, there is nothing for the character to discover, no growth for the character to make. It makes sense that a person's original goal would not be important, because the quest that takes place isn't planned, it isn't thought of, or it wasn't even known to the character until after it has already happened.
ReplyDeleteI can think of a few books I have read that have a quest, now that I've taken the time think about it. In Mercedes Lackey's The Last Herald-Mage, the main character Vanyel Ashkevron goes through a quest of a sort, and he ultimately learns what its like to help people, even people he never knew. He learned the need to help people, and how good it feels to help someone in need.
That, I think, is a guest that everyone should take. There are many good books and they were made good by such things as quests, which I know understand thanks to the help of the first chapter of this book.
Quests are included in literature to keep the reader interested and to give the story meaning. If there is a quest, the reader will want to continue to read the book until the quest is accomplished. I had never thought about it before, but nearly every book has some sort of quest. If a book has no quest, I personally wouldn't want to read it. A book that I have recently read that had a quest is A Prayer for Owen Meany. John was on a quest throughout the entire book to find his father. That is one thing that kept me interested in the book. I wanted to see if he ever found his father.
ReplyDeleteI think the reason for including a quest in a piece of literature is to give it body. I mean think about it, if you were reading a story about some guy that was walking down the street you'd probably lose interest after the second sentence, but you throw in some action, or romance, and a quest and you've got yourself a page-turner. One of my favorite books of all times, "The Forest of Hands and Teeth" by Carrie Ryan, starts off as a story with what you think is about a girl that lives in a very sheltered society, but turns out her whole town is keeping away from a hoard of zombies. It turns into a quest for survival, and keeping her loved ones alive as well.
ReplyDeleteI think the reason for a quest in any piece of literature is to keep the reader interested. Quests don't always have to be about traveling to the middle of the earth or wizards they can be life journeys, things every girl/guy goes through. In Sarah Dessen's Truth About Forever the girl goes through a bad break up, so her journey was getting over that and realizing the people she really cared for were right there the whole time and they were all she needed.
ReplyDeleteI think you need to put a quest in a story because any logical story has one. Without one a story has no direction. It makes sense that if you want a story to go anywhere you have to have a hero to go there a place to go and something interesting for him to interact with. I have read the harry potter series and J K rowling followed this to a degree unmatched by anyone ive read.
ReplyDeleteI think it is important to include a quest into a story. It is important to keep the reader interested in the book. The quest doesn't have to be a major thing like saving the world...it can be something as simple as going to the grocery for a loaf of bread. The book A Prayer for Owen Meany has a quest about john trying to find his father...and that is one "quest" that kept me interested in the book!
ReplyDeleteThe real reason for including a quest is self-knowledge. The character is going on the quest to find out about himself. It makes sense because as the character goes through the quest there will be obstacles he has to overcome them and as he does he finds out a lot about himself. A series I read that includes a quest would be The Vampire Chronicles. In it Lestat goes through a lot of quests and in each he finds out a lot about who he is.
ReplyDeletethe reason why you have a quest in a story is to set the plot, it creates suspemnse based on if the quest will be completed or not which for me makes stories a whole lot more entertaining. i now realize that everything you do is like a quest, just most of the time they are really simple or basic quests. The main quest in lord of the rings is for frodo to destroy the ring.
ReplyDelete