My favourite book is Jonathan Livingston Seagull. It is a fable in novella form about a seagull learning about life and flight. This book was written by Richard Bach, a widely known American writer. It was first published in 1970 and immediately became a hugely popular bestseller.
The book has and exciting and original plot. It tells the story of Jonathan Livingston, a seagull who is bored with the daily quarrel over food. He has a passion for flight and tries to learn everything he can about flying. But he does not want to follow the rules of his flock and it leads him into conflict with other seagulls. Eventually they turn their backs on him and expel him from the flock. An outcast, Jonathan continues to learn, trying to reach higher and higher flight goals until he understands he can fly to higher.
One day, Jonathan is met by two loving seagulls who explain to him that he has learnt much, and that they want to teach him more. They take him to a “higher plane of existence”, a society where all the gulls enjoy flying. Jonathan makes friends with the wisest gull in this new place, named Chiang, who takes him anywhere else in the Universe. Chiang tells him that a seagull is an unlimited idea of freedom, an image of the Great Gull. He says, “You have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now, and nothing can stand in your way.” Chiang also teaches him that the spirit cannot be really free without the ability to forgive and love others.
Finally, Jonathan returns to Earth to find others like him, to bring them his learning and to spread his love for flight.
The main characters of this book – Jonathan and his teacher Chiang – are described very vividly and seem true to life. As the plot of the book is amazing and powerful, it has made a very deep impression on me. I think it’s the book to read. I would definitely recommend it to everyone.
Vera Reznikova, form 7A
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