Brief Summary Of The Story By The Waters Of Babylon

In this story “ By the Waters of Babylon”, we find out later in the story that the character’s name is John. He is the son of a priest. He is John son of John. John is the protagonist in the story. In the beginning of the story you see that John’s father is a priest and he is going through houses looking for metal in the Dead Places. After they were done there, John felt that it was time for him to become a priest. He wanted to go on a journey and his father informed him to never go east as it is forbidden. “ It is forbidden to go east. It is forbidden to cross the river. It is forbidden to go to the Places of the God. All these things are forbidden.” But, that didn’t stop him from going east. He was courageous and he went east. This shows that John was courageous because he wanted to go to the Place of the Gods and he went east knowing that it was

They are the only people to go to the Dead Places because they have special privileges because they are priests. John then discovers that he wants to become a priest so he begins his journey to the Place of the Gods. Then, he crosses the river which we later find out to be the Hudson. Next, John goes exploring the buildings or high towers and stumbles upon a building that he thinks is a temple. Finally, John goes back home and tells his father everything that happened while he was on his journey. The story “By the Waters of Babylon” is written in the first point of view. In the beginning of the story, it starts with the main character telling the story in his point of view. The author uses words like “I” to show the reader that it is being narrated in first person. “ My father is a priest. I am the son of a priest.” We also know that the character’s name is John based on the song he sang. He tells us about his journey and what he goes through as a character during this time in the