2. The book, the Story of the Treasure Seekers, is about six siblings, who are in quest of a treasure to gain back the lost riches of their family. Each child comes up with his or her own unique plan of looking for the treasure, thus representing his or her own distinct personality. For example, Dora, the eldest child is very cautious and believes in doing things the right way. She is very responsible and also god-fearing. She believes in hard work and honesty and suggests that they look for the treasure by digging in the garden. Oswald, who is the second in line, is very intelligent, kind and also daring and adventurous as one can see when he suggests that they should kidnap people on highways and take money from them. The third sibling Dicky, suggests...
This shows that he is a perfectionist and wants everything settled definitely, without any loose ends. Alice likes magical pretend plays and believes that a divining rod would help them find gold in the ground. Noel is a poet and wants to sell his poetry to make money. Noel's poem about the dead beetle shows the sensitive side of childhood and sadness over death. The kids have just lost their mother and this makes Noel very vulnerable and sad over anybody's death. The poem of eloquence shows the curiosity that children have while growing up. Albert next door is a rich and spoilt kid, who does not like to study at all. One can see that Albert also does
