Forbidden City

A detailed Summary of Forbidden City

Traveling to another country, and being situated in some dangerous situations opens

ones eyes and helps ones gain experience. In the book Forbidden City by William Bell,

Alexander jackson is a seventeen year old boy that travels with his father Ted who is a camera

man that works for CBC news. In this novel Alexander Jackson goes from innocence to

experience. He developes as a caring, responsible human being and grows up through his

experience in China. Alex before his journey to China is a typical teenager. Therefore he gets

some experiences that change his point of view during the journey. After his journey he returns

to Canada ;however, he is not a typical teenager anymore.

Alex before his journey to China is an ordinary teenager like the other ones. He enjoyes

playing, watching TV, going out, and doing what ever a teen ager likes to do. One of his major

hobbies is military stuff. Actually he is a military buff and he enjoyes playing with tiny leaden

soldiers that we can distinguish by their clothes. War in Alex' mind is just a strategic game

where leaders control the armies and change their tactics to conquer the land.

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When Alex returns to Canada with lots of experiences he sees life with wider eyes. He

does not respond to their demands. When the students realize that government does not care

Approximate Word count = 1271
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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