The Cradle :: essays research papers

THE CRADLEMy book is called The Cradle by Arthur C. Clarke. The setting of this book takes place in sunny West Keys in Florida. The main characters in this book are Carol Dawson who is a Miami photojournalist. She takes pictures and writes stories closely the pictures and sells them to the local youthfuls and newspaper. Nick Williams is a woman-hating Ivy League strike down out who captains a boat for his own scuba diving company. troy Jefferson is Nicks trusty crewman who aids Nick in the epic story. This also is Non-Fiction.To begin the book Carol travels to the West Keys to tail a whale beaching. She meets Nick and Troy who take her out come along into the sea to cover the whale beaching. Carol and Nick decide to clunk where some dolphins are swimming. E very(prenominal)thing goes good until they stumble upon a golden trident. puny did they know what it was and what power it possessed and what trouble came with it? They have several encounters with mobsters who position i t was a buried treasure, and the Navy who recently lost a new test missile rough the area Nick and Carol build the golden trident. Nick, Carol, and Troy return to the spot where they found the golden bad hat too look for any other secrets. Unfortunately they are caught in space ship which has settled there. Confused, Nick and Carol wonder nigh the unknown in search of answers. They found more than they bargained for. They found the secrets of the world, provided worse of all they found the fate of man kind and everything around it. later several cliffhangers Nick and Carol meet the actual aliens themselves. After showing them what is going to happen to world in a a few(prenominal) years Nick and Carol ask them to keep the trident. The aliens wager a deal with them. Nick and Carol full fill the deal carry out the aliens dont full theirs. The disappointed Nick and Carol felled seam the trident in a spot on the space ship, hoping that the aliens wont find it. Nick and Carol a re successful in their attempts to save man kind, and the world lives as it would today.The good points about the book were that it always left you hanging. At the end of every page it left you question about what will happen on the next page. It had a very good story if you like the kind of story it is.