Dr Dolittle Essay Research Paper The Adventures

Dr. Dolittle Essay, Research Paper The Adventures of Doctor Dolittle The book I read was The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle. The author has an excellent writing style and the book is laid out in an easy to read format. Their were four main characters in this book: Dr. John Dolittle, Stubbins, Dab-Dab, and Polynesia. Dr. John Dolittle is a naturalist who can speak animal languages. Stubbins is the son of a tailor who became acquainted with Dr. Dolittle and joined the Doctor on his voyages as an apprentice. Dab-Dab is a monkey who helps the Doctor on Voyages. Polynesia is a parrot with a good memory of things. The plot starts out when Stubbins brings a squirrel with a broken leg to Dr. Dolittle. Soon after that Stubbins moves in with the Doctor as an apprentice. Together, they decided to go on a voyage. First they needed help to sail the ship. They went to their friend, the hermit, but found that he had been taken by the police for killing a man. They went to the police station and Dr. Dolittle freed him by talking to his dog who witnessed the whole thing and explained how it was an accident. After that they set off on a voyage to Spider monkey island where he hopes to find Long Arrow, an Indian who is the greatest naturalist of all time. When they arrive at the island they find Long Arrow and nine other Indians in a cave in which they were trapped. Another tribe on the other side of the island wanted to go to war with the peaceful Indians that had taken in the doctor and his crew. Polynesia brought millions of black parrots from South America to fight for the peaceful Indians. The parrots perched on the Indians? heads and bit pieces from their ears.