Ready Reference Treatise: Bless the Beasts and Children

By Raja Sharma

“Bless the Beasts and Children” by Glendon Swarthout was first published in 1970. The novel tells the story of several misfit boys who are sent by their wealthy parents to a summer camp. The boys happen to be emotionally disturbed.

The boys get united to stop a buffalo hunt. The novel describes several significant elements of American society in the late 1960s. The story covers 192 pages. Several of the themes transcend time and space.

In the late 1960a, it was the time of great social upheaval in America. The country was going through a transition period.

Ready Reference Treatise: Bless the Beasts and Children
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Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raja Sharma
• Release date: Mar 25, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310686337

Raja Sharma

Raja Sharma is a retired college lecturer.He has taught English Literature to University students for more than two decades.His students are scattered all over the world, and it is noticeable that he is in contact with more than ninety thousand of his students.

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Ready Reference Treatise: Bless the Beasts and Children

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Ready Reference Treatise: Bless the Beasts and Children

Raja Sharma

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Chapter One: Introduction

Bless the Beasts and Children by Glendon Swarthout was first published in 1970. The novel tells the story of several misfit boys who are sent by their wealthy parents to a summer camp. The boys happen to be emotionally disturbed.

The boys get united to stop a buffalo hunt. The novel describes several significant elements of American society in the late 1960s. The story covers 192 pages. Several of the themes transcend time and space.

In the late 1960a, it was the time of great social upheaval in America. The country was going through a transition period. The author presents a highly significant parallel between the country’s period of transition and the transformation of the boys to men. The story describes how the Bedwetters, the disturbed boys, face their new challenges and questions.

When the novel was being written, the Vietnam War was on. In the preceding years several political assignations had taken place.

Several significant elements of popular culture appear throughout the novel. There are some important allusions to televisions programmes and to hippies. Through these allusions, the author tries to show that the boys were aware of the culture that surrounded them.

It was a highly successful book and left its impact on the minds of the readers.

Chapter Two: Plot Overview

There is a group of misfit boys attending the Box Canyon Box Camp. It is a summer camp. These boys are referred to as ‘The Bedwetters.’

These boys have a mission of their own and this very mission gives momentum to the story and provides the basis of the plot of the novel.

The boys accept it as their mission to rescue the buffalo from their deaths. The boys also want to run away from the oppressive environment in the camp.

As the book opens, John Cotton’s dream is described. He has