The Plot Points of A Knight of the White Cross

I have been reading a book called A Knight of the White Crossby G.A. Henty, and it has been quite an interesting story. Among other things, I noticed that the author used a unique style in the story, and developed each of the plot points with great accuracy. The four plot points that I think are most prominent in the story are the Setting, the Author’s Style, and the Character Development as well as the conclusion. 

            In the first place, the Setting was done quite well with exceptional detail, as it describes the location, that is of course the City of Rhodes in Eastern Europe. The mood of the story, as well as some of the social struggles during that time were also displayed in the opening. The Greatest of these being the war against the Muslims who had plundered all over the coast. To combat them the story introduced the Knights of The Order of St. John, and they fought against the Muslims in many battles. The Main Character was one of these knights named Gervaise Tresham. After reading through the first few chapters the Author’s style began to show in how things played out, and in the way the book was written. G. A. Henty’s has an interesting and unique style that is both intriguing and enjoyable, this is seen in the way he builds suspense in his stories as well as in the narrative. As far as the Character Development goes though, Henty really took it home, as throughout A Knight of the White Cross, each character was constantly developing and maturing. For instance, at the beginning of the story, the main character was just a young man who was pretty much a nobody, but through building his character, and by exercising brave military feats, by the end of the book he became a famous hero all over the country. As far as rapping up the book, there was success in both closing the main topics and leaving some mystery to the reader. Most Authors leave massive cliff hangers, or completely end every plot, and I find both of these somewhat annoying, but Henty raped up most of the story, but also left just enough space for the reader to wonder what happened next, it doesn’t rob the reader of his satisfaction, but it also doesn’t leave him with nothing to think about. In my opinion Henty found the perfect balance in this story. 

            I have stated why I think that these are the most prominent points in the story, granted there were other well done parts, but these really stuck out to me the most well done, and through my analysis I have stated why these are my favorite plot points of A Knight of the White Cross.