While George’s quest was to face Johnny, his deeper quest was facing his own grief and his parents’ inability to parent due to their own grief. Grief has burned through his parents and left only ashes of people behind.
George has been pushing his own feelings deep inside for months to the point that he has feelings about the feelings. George is now squeezed into the tightest spot possible. His coping mechanisms — like attacking the thwacking tree and living in a world of knights and justice — have failed him. His imagined quest has failed him. But his feelings remain. These feelings bring their own fire. A fire that can, if not heal, at least escape out of him and bring out the feelings of those around him.
There is a bit of metaphor in all this. Fire. Dragons and dungeons. I make fun of metaphor a bit, via the damsel. But the emotions come from a real place. Sometimes living through the metaphors of a story can help us with our own feelings. I hope this story helps you. Or, if not, at least that it entertains you for a while.
George and his family escape a metaphorical dungeon, but not the literal one. The damsel reveals that she has put her thieving skills to good use.
A Dragon for George is a reasonably friendly novel about a twelve year old boy and a dragon who is not from another dimension.
Narrative comedy, for lovers of laugh-out-loud literature (or “lololl’s” for short). A mix of novels (chapter by chapter), short stories, and theatrical shows to help you laugh along with the human condition.
Sonnet for Spring Sonnet Contest Winner Tara Travis. Listen closely. The first letter of each line spells Tara's chosen phrase: ”Y O U 'R E S O A W E S O M E”.