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Call It Courage
Dust jacket of 1st edition,1st printing
Author Armstrong Sperry
Illustrator Armstrong Sperry
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Children's novel
Publisher Macmillan
Publication date 1940
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 92
ISBN 0689862296
Call It Courage (published as The Boy Who Was Afraid in the United Kingdom) is a book in English written and illustrated by Armstrong Sperry that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1941.
Plot summary
Call It Courage is a coming of age story set in the Pacific Islands.It chronicles the journey of Mafatu,the son of the chief of Hikueru Island,Tavana Nui.Mafatu is afraid of the sea due to witnessing his mother drown as a young child,which makes him a shame to his father,and a coward among his tribe.One night Mafatu takes a dugout canoe and sets sail into the ocean without knowing where he will end up.He is caught in a storm and the canoe is lost.He lands on a deserted island and learns to hunt and fish for himself,along with his companion Uri,a yellow dog,and Kivi,an albatross.
Soon Mafatu finds a sacrificial altar built by cannibals from a neighboring island.Mafatu realizes his days on the island are numbered and he begins designing his escape by making a canoe.He gathers things he will need to survive a trip across the ocean.He finds a spear point on the terrible altar and uses it to hunt.
After a number of encounters with natural foes,including a shark,a wild boar and an octopus,all of which he successfully kills,he realizes he is gaining courage and learning to deal with the things that have frightened him.The cannibals return and he makes a daring escape from them,returning home at last to his village.He has become transformed by the experience into an imposing figure.His father does not recognize him at first,then proudly accepts him on his return.
Characters
Mafatu:He is 15 and his name means ‘Stout Heart’.He is the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru,a race of Polynesians who worship courage.Despite his name,Mafatu had a great fear of the ocean.As a child he was washed out to sea during a hurricane and his mother was taken by the sea.Because of this event,he was afraid of the sea and didn't want to go out to sea ever again.He was often teased and called a coward.When he could no longer bear their taunts he decided to leave the island and set off for the sea alone to face his fear and prove to everyone that he was brave.His only companions were Kivi,an albatross,and Uri,a yellow dog.At the end of his journey he finally lives up to his name 'Stout Heart'.
Kivi:an albatross and Mafatu's travelling companion.
Uri:a yellow dog and also Mafatu's travelling companion.
Comment from the author
"I had been afraid that perhaps in Call It Courage,the concept of spiritual courage might be too adult for children,but the reception of this book has reaffirmed a belief I have long held:that children have imagination enough to grasp any idea,and respond to it,if it is put to them honestly and without a patronizing pat on the head."[1]