is a novel likely writ ten in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Jeff Farnum,adreamerandrebelwhograppleswithhisidentity and socialstatuswhilelongingforfreedomandadventureoutsidetheconstraints of his life. As he interacts with various characters throughout the narra tive, themes of individuality, social justice, and personal growth begin to emerge. The opening of the novel introduces us to Jeff Farnum, a boy con fined in school while the outside world beckons with the joys ofnature. His thoughts often drift to the river and the freedom it represents. After play ing hooky, he faces humiliation from classmates but ultimately stands his ground during a fight with a bully named Ned Merrill. Achanceencounter withCaptainLuciusChunn,aformersoldierwhowasacquaintedwithJeff's father, serves as apivotalmomentthatelevatesJeff'sspiritsandconnectshim to his father's legacy. As Jeff navigates his childhood challenges, he begins to formulate his ideals and beliefs in a world marked by social disparities and injustice, setting the stage for his character's journey of self-discovery. Of all the remote streams of influence that pour both before and after birth into the channel of ourbeing, whataninsignificant few-andtheseonly the more obvious-are traceable at all. We swim in a sea of environment and heredity, are tossed hither and thither by we know not what cross currents of Fate, are tugged at by a thousand eddies of which we never dream. The sum of it all makes Life, of which we knowso little and guess so much, into which we dive so surely in those buoyant days before time and tide have shaken confidence in our power to snatch success and happiness from its mysterious depths.-From the Note Book of a Dreamer
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - is a novel likely writ ten in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Jeff Farnum,adreamerandrebelwhograppleswithhisidentity and socialstatuswhilelongingforfreedomandadventureoutsidetheconstraints of his life. As he interacts with various characters throughout the narra tive, themes of individuality, social justice, and personal growth begin to emerge. The opening of the novel introduces us to Jeff Farnum, a boy con fined in school while the outside world beckons with the joys ofnature. His thoughts often drift to the river and the freedom it represents. After play ing hooky, he faces humiliation from classmates but ultimately stands his ground during a fight with a bully named Ned Merrill. Achanceencounter withCaptainLuciusChunn,aformersoldierwhowasacquaintedwithJeff's father, serves as apivotalmomentthatelevatesJeff'sspiritsandconnectshim to his father's legacy. As Jeff navigates his childhood challenges, he begins to formulate his ideals and beliefs in a world marked by social disparities and injustice, setting the stage for his character's journey of self-discovery.Of all the remote streams of influence that pour both before and after birth into the channel of ourbeing, whataninsignificant few-andtheseonly the more obvious-are traceable at all. We swim in a sea of environment and heredity, are tossed hither and thither by we know not what cross currents of Fate, are tugged at by a thousand eddies of which we never dream. The sum of it all makes Life, of which we knowso little and guess so much, into which we dive so surely in those buoyant days before time and tide have shaken confidence in our power to snatch success and happiness from its mysterious depths.-From the Note Book of a Dreamer. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9782815064125
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