Kidnapped Short Summary

The Theme
:One of the central themes of Kidnapped is the friendship between Alan and David. As the story started, friendship soon became the vital aspect of Kidnapped. Many scenes revealed its centrality later on in the book. Another central theme of the novel is the power of good over evil with the other minor themes being variations on this central theme. David and Alan, although complete opposites in most way, represent good; in contrast, Ebenezer, Captain Hoseason and Red Fox represent evil. In the end, the forces of evil fail, and the forces of good succeed.

Recommendation :
Kidnapped is really one of the best historical novels ever written. It has quite subtle characterization and exploration of mood and motive, as seen especially

The sun began to shine upon the summit of the hills as I went down the road; and by the time I had come as far as the manse, the black birds were whistling in the garden lilacs, and mist that hung around the valley in the time of the dawn was beginning to arise and die away.The story catches my attention with David 's simple, narrative writing style . It creates this ponderous theme indicating that something unfortunate must had happened to his father, and David is about to settle out into the unfamiliar world. On the other hand, the use of the metaphors and motifs sets a nice start for David 's adventure, it seduces me to read on.

Ending:
The final line of Kidnapped is, "The hand of Providence brought me in my drifting to the very doors of the British Linen Company 's bank" (30.16). The story ends with an incomplete note, leaving readers with the uncertainty whether David ever meets up with Alan again after parting with him on the way to Edinburgh, or whether David is successful in freeing James Stewart. All we know is that David is worried about Alan, and that he 's feeling some guilt for leaving him behind. The ending is a classic cliffhanger, it effectively leaves the readers desperate to know what will happen next.