Posted by Andy on March 12, 2008 at 09:00:14 from 130.159.248.222 user AndyG.
In Reply to: Re: Beckfoot or not Beckfoot... posted by John (Benedict) Lambert on March 11, 2008 at 19:47:55:
"When John's eyes smarted at his father's praise, so did mine."
...for me, the biggest emotional shock I got from all the books was with Captain Flint's false accusation to John regarding the firework on the houseboat roof.
The injustice! The inhumanity! I knew (at 7, when I first read it) that had Jim spent a moment and asked John about the true nature of events, the entire book would be different. It taught me - and what better thing can you say about any book? - that consideration and thoughtfulness are amongst the best values one can have.
Andy