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Analysis Of The Castaways Of The Flying Dutchman

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For centuries, humans have loved stories, particularly ones they can either relate to, or ones that are just exciting. A story of adventure, mystery, and the honest against the malevolent… the book series The Castaways of the Flying Dutchman had all of this. Brian Jacques wrote the series, with the first book published in 2001 and the last one in 2006, spanning over a three book series. The first one is the one that named the series, the second book called The Angel's Command, and the author named the final installment The Voyage of Slaves. The series follows two characters, a boy named Ben and his dog, Ned, as they travel through the world on land and sea, facing diabolical people and plans. The two of them were unwillingly aboard the famous ghost-ship The Flying Dutchman, before it became a phantom apparition that would haunt sailors forever. After a terrifying experience aboard the ship, an angel saves the two, and sends them out into the world to spread their generosity. Ben and his dog become immortal as a result of the angel saving them, and the rest of the story is of them in various parts of the world, facing foes and making friends, which they all must leave behind at the end of the book. Although they have a few of the same characters and similar themes, each book brings a different and unique plot to the whole narrative. For example, in the first novel Ben, Ned, and his new friends in a late, 19th century village try to save said village from destruction by

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