It seems the narrator’s life is miserable and his abridgement is a spark of hope that he gives to his readers to encourage their imagination. Upon his realization, he decides to write an abridged version of the author’s work with only the good parts that contain all the ideals of true love that he used to believe in in the past. When William locks himself in the library to read the book, he is surprised to discover that his father only read the good parts of the story and that the story is the author’s boring satire of his home country. William is upset to find that his son did not read the book and his wife exclaims that it was too difficult for the child to read. Jason claims he enjoyed reading the book, but when William begins to ask him specific questions about the book, he is unable to answer.
After he finally finds a copy, he gives it to his son and later asks him about the book. When William’s son Jason turns ten, his father becomes adamant to gift him a copy of “The Princess Bride”. As he grows up we learn that William is now married to Helen a psychiatrist and has a little boy. That being said, William never read the book himself. Morgenstern and from then on his love for books starts. During his illness his father reads to him “The Princess Bride” by S.
William Goldman the narrator is a little boy who isn’t into sports and is somewhat of an introvert up until he develops pneumonia.
The novel begins as Goldman re-imagines himself and introduces himself as the narrator. Literature Guides The Princess Bride Summary Summary
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