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Lost Horizon by James Hilton Follows The Lives of Passengers On A Plane Trip That Never Reached

The document provides a summary and analysis of the novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton. It discusses how the main characters arrived in Shangri-La, a hidden mystical place in the Mountains of the Blue Moon, and how different characters handled the unexpected situation. The summary reflects on how the narrator would have reacted if in the characters' situations, noting they would be scared but also cautious of the new environment and roles offered. Specific characters like Conway, who becomes a reluctant leader, and pessimistic Mallinson, are discussed. The narrator reflects they would be similarly wary but also appreciate the adventure and new insights from experiencing life in Shangri-La.

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Lost Horizon by James Hilton Follows The Lives of Passengers On A Plane Trip That Never Reached

The document provides a summary and analysis of the novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton. It discusses how the main characters arrived in Shangri-La, a hidden mystical place in the Mountains of the Blue Moon, and how different characters handled the unexpected situation. The summary reflects on how the narrator would have reacted if in the characters' situations, noting they would be scared but also cautious of the new environment and roles offered. Specific characters like Conway, who becomes a reluctant leader, and pessimistic Mallinson, are discussed. The narrator reflects they would be similarly wary but also appreciate the adventure and new insights from experiencing life in Shangri-La.

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Sofia Stuart

Ms.Bryant

English 11

6 May 2019

The Mountains of the Blue Moon

Lost Horizon by James Hilton follows the lives of passengers on a plane trip that never reached
their destination. Readers get to see how certain characters handle and perform tasks
differently than others. I can even put myself in the book and see how I would act if I lived in
the middle of The Mountains of the Blue Moon.

I am sure that I would be very scared at first, especially if I got there the way that the characters
in the book got there. Everyone getting on a plane thinking they are going to a certain place
when it turns out they are going to a completely different location without their knowledge or
consent. Not only that but the pilot not even being a their actual pilot or even a very good one
and watching your pilot die. This is traumatizing, it is easy to believe that these characters
thought Shangri-La was paradise. I would too. Being on that plane ride would have been one of
the scariest times of my life but I feel that getting to Shangri-La, I still would have been cautious.
I would have been accepting and kind but I would not be jumping at every opportunity they
throw at the group or myself.

In the book Conway is considered as the leader. He is kind of forced into this position. He is
humble about it and I think he feels off because of it but accepts the position and fills the role
nicely. If I were to fill this role, I can see how he would just want to observe when he first
arrives and not have everyone looking to him for what to do next. This is shown through his
thoughts of when they first arrive, "An unwillingness to interrupt his mere spectator's interest
in what was happening" (Conway 57). This is completely reasonable to feel. When forced into a
role that you did not try to put yourself into things can get stressful and wrong decisions can be
made. This situation is already stressful enough. I do believe, though, that this is very smart and
would do the same thing if I were him. Conway makes a lot of smart decisions throughout the
book that I would act on too if I were to take the leadership role. However I don't believe that I
would be open to the roles that the people at Shangri-La try to give him. They are trying to give
him higher power and all these things that sound great however I would not have stayed nor
even entertained the idea. The whole thing seems not right with meager details that I think
anyone could have seen the holes through. While reading, I wished that Conway would have
seen these holes but he did not, that is why I would have handled myself a little more
cautiously than Conway did.
There is also a character called Mallinson. It is not secret that he is a pessimist who only sees
things a certain way and sticks to them no matter what. Mallinson is overly cautious of the
Shangri-La. I can see where he is coming from with that it is this random place in the middle of
nowhere, that the people were out on the walk to come get them, and that they are just
supposed to be okay with everything. Yet, if I were there with Mallinson I think I would try and
help him not be so tightly wound. I would try and get him to see that there is more than
wallowing in your own pity while we are there. But at the same time I can understand why he
wants to get out of there so badly. It is the same reasons that I would want to get out quickly. It
is sweet how kind everyone is there and I would thank them profusely for how welcoming they
were and accepting but again, you have to be cautious, and that is exactly what I would be the
whole time.

Life in the Shangri-La and in The Mountains of the Blue Moon would be one big adventure. But
even with adventures you need to watch your surroundings and observer everything around
you. The Mountains of the Blue Moon would fill me with wonder and I would walk away with
more insight of the world and experience for things I had not known before.

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