For homework, please begin reading The Hundred Penny Box. Read from the beginning of the book until the middle of page 24 (“Dewbet Thomas a hundred years old and I got a penny to prove it – each year!”)
Please answer the following question:
Compare and contrast the perspectives from three different characters in Many Moons in solving the conflict of the story. Please write 1-2 paragraphs.
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In the story Many Moons, there were four smart characters that helped the King get everything he wanted. There were three characters that were really typical, the Lord High Chamberlain, the Royal Wizard and the Court Jester. The Lord High Chamberlain and the Royal Wizard thought the moon was too far to get and too big to put it in the palace. They thought they would never get the moon. Their perspectives were rational and rigid.
The Court Jester was different from the Lord High Chamberlain and the Royal Wizard. He thought in a different way. He asked Princess Lenore first to figure out the contour and the material of the moon. His perspective was creative and innovative.
When the King realized that the moon was still in the sky but Princess Lenore had one moon, he asked the Lord High Chamberlain and the Royal Wizard for help. The Lord Chamberlain and the Royal Wizard wanted to hide the moon or make Princess Lenore "blind". Their purposes were making Princess Lenore think the moon was in her hand but not in the sky. Their perspectives were inappropriate and a little bit ridiculous.
The Court Jester was different again. He pretended to be confused and curious and he asked Princess Lenore the reason that the moon was still in the sky. He thought outside the box. His perspectives was comprehensive and ingenius.
The king had four people that helped the king a lot. Three of them were the Royal Wizard, the Royal Mathematician and the Court Jester.
The Royal Wizard and the Royal Mathematician always thought about the truth so they could not get the real moon. I think they were serious when they solved problems.
However, the Court Jester was very innovative aand he thought outside the box. He asked the Prince Lenore at first, and he followed her idea to make a "moon". The Counrt Jester was different from those two men.
When the second problem appeared, the Royal Wizard and the Royal Mathematician only thought how to hide the moon but they did not care the Prince Lenore's health. They made the king fly into a rage. They could solve the problem comprehensively.
The Court Jester asked the Prince how could the moon be in the sky again, and solve the prblem effectively by asking a question. Maybe the Court Jester did not know as many things as the Royal Wizard and the Royal Mathematician, but he was creative and tose two men could not do this like theCourt Jester.
