THE AFRICAN QUEEN
Published on Nov 22, 2015
A book review of a an adventurous war tale with endless twists and turns.
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
This novel takes place in Central Africa during WWI in the summer of 1914
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Germans marched into a small village in central Africa and took all the men, women and children. Rose Sayer and her brother who had been sent from England as missionaries are now all alone .
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The next morning Rose lost her brother to sickness. Soon, a man named Charles Allnut finds her and buries the body.
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Rose finds herself overcome by rage, fear and hopelessness with only revenge on her mind
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Charlie takes Rose aboard 'The African Queen', a quaint steam boat to figure out their next coarse of action
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The two set out on an impossible journey towards the enemy's main battleship Louisa.
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Charlie agrees to the plan with considerable resistance and they begin a tale of love, pain and true strength
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They hope to end the battle between the German and British for good by transforming the African Queen into a makeshift torpedo
The two are thrust into a tale of seemingly impossible challenges that push them to the brink of death.
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Through daily struggles, Rose uncovers hidden talents that help them navigate through a series of rapids on their way to the lake.
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Rose has completely evolved from a timid proper English-woman into an ambitious and determined persona with an impossible goal
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"The African Queen", written by C.S Foster, is a tale of true strength guided by intense conflicts that push the characters to their full potential
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As they steer their way through rapids and currents, love has also bloomed between the two adventurers, making the novel increasingly engaging
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This novel entertains the reader with characters so alive they seem to jump off the page
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The reader sees and feels through the characters the harsh realities of war without restraint
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Different perspectives are also taken into account which makes the novel an even broader experience
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Forester may have wished to portray the issues of that time period through his novel as well
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Such as the expectations of woman and the countless restrictions due to their gender
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The character Rose Sayer is a perfect example of those struggles. We as readers are able experience the emotions of woman in the past through this novel
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To prove the true strength of women, Forester only needed to create an environment where Rose could be away from the restrictions of society
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After doing so, Rose had grown to be her true self, rather than fitting into what society had expected of her
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Away from the eyes of society, Rose was finally able to prove herself worthy as she had grown to surpass many of the men in her world
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Historically the novel is quite accurate despite it being fiction
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During WWI in the early 1900's, Germany and Britain had in fact been enemy states caught between a brutal battle
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With the ongoing war, it would not be unlikely for Germany to hunt for Recruits in third world countries such as Africa
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Other factors that prove the novel's accuracy would be the time it was set, which is the summer of 1914
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which was in fact when Britain was at war against Germany caught up in a race of arms.
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"The African Queen" chooses to portray a tale of war over the sea rather than land, which is also quite an interesting take
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Characters are forced to endure weeks of painful labour, danger, heat and sickness atop the rickety old steam boat
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Whether they accomplish their goal is not the ultimate purpose of the novel, but rather the character development provoked by the events throughout it
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However as they reach their destination they have yet to face increasingly challenging struggles
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The conflicts contribute towards the tale by making it more realistic yet creative
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This novel may seem slow paced, but it is entirely worth the wait
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It utilizes numerous elements such as language, imagery and irony to enrich the experience even further
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The rating I would give this book would be a 7.6/10
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Because although this book may have been a good read, it did have some flaws
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While reading the book I did feel as though some parts of it were either unnecessary and as if it were dragging on
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Although it was not persistent enough of an issue to cause me to put it down or dislike it
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That may be because I really did enjoy the atmosphere of the novel in which adventure is prominent and war is reality
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Overall, the book was a good read as I was able to learn numerous things while experiencing a tale of adventure, love and true strength
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