She said: “Your fate is not yet sealed. The midwife gave the tiny baby a special blessing before departing. The midwife knew that the witch would not be capable of being the best mother, but she figured it was far better than leaving the child to die in the forest. Rather than leave the helpless child to the wolves as the king had instructed, she took the baby to her cousin, a witch who lived in the forest. He secretly made the midwife take the child away and told the distraught queen that the baby had died in childbirth. Only a boy could be heir to the throne, so he thought a daughter to be useless.
However, when the queen gave birth to a girl, the terrible and uncaring king was angry. The book described a King and Queen who longed for children to be heirs to the throne. He was drawn to the book because the title included his name.
The book was a fairy tale called "The 13th Harmonica of Otto Messenger". Bored while waiting to be found, he sat down and began to read. He bought a book and harmonica from a traveling woman that day. Otto was hiding from his friend Mathilde, whom he has a crush on. The author tells us it is 50 years before the "war to end all wars", or WWI. Prologue: Otto's StoryĮcho begins with a young boy named Otto playing hide and seek in the Black Forest in Germany in the late 1800s. The novel is divided into four different parts: Otto's story in the late 1800s in Germany Friedrich's story in 1933 in Germany Mike's story in 1935 in Pennsylvania and Ivy's story in 1942 in Southern California. How does the author use music to connect the characters throughout the story?.What messages, lessons, or morals does the author try to impart to the reader?.What are some of the themes present in the novel?.What are some of the symbols and motifs present in the novel? How does the symbolism help you better understand the characters and their motivations?.Who are some of the main characters and what challenges do they face?.Start My Free Trial* Essential Questions for Echo
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