Character Anaylsis: Eileen Drummond

          Eileen Drummond is a Chapelvale housewife and wife of Will Drummond. While she is a minor character, she is still significant in that she is an older companion for Mrs. Winn and she understands various homemaking application which are important to the quest to save the village. She also helps Be when he has flashback attacks from his time on board the Flying Dutchman.

Character Analysis: Will Drummond

                 Will Drummond is a middle-aged milk man in the town of Chapelvale who is the husband of Eileen Drummond. Will Drummond is a somewhat minor character, but he is still significant to the story because he offers his cart to the others for transportation and has great insight and physical strength.

Reading Difficulty Analysis

              Even though Brian Jacques is officially considered a young adult author, his books have never been lacking in vocabulary. In fact most of his books are full of rich, vivid adjectives, so of which may send even the erudite student scrambling for a dictionary. This plethora of vocabulary extends to Castaways, which also has a healthy dose of nautical terminology. Overall, Castaways is a step or two above other books in its genre and can contains a massive amount of vocabulary that give the writing more depth and substance.

Cover Art Analysis

            The cover of this book showcases the two main characters with Ben on the right and Ned on the left. The pair look like that have recently washed ashore, judging by the rips and tears in Ben's clothing. In the background a ship, presumably the Flying Dutchman, is shown listing heavily to port and has tears in its sails as she begins her eternal voyage of the sea.

Title Analysis

              The title of this book essential means what it says. The book is about the castaways of the fabled ship the Flying Dutchman.

Character Analysis: Wilf Smithers

           Wilf Smithers is a big, mean tween boy who enjoys bullying people. He is the son of Obadiah Smithers. Wilf taunts Ben and Ned incessantly, often with bad results for himself. Wilf is significant to the story because he acts as a more minor antagonist.

Character Analysis: Wilf Smithers

           Wilf Smithers is a big, mean tween boy who enjoys bullying people. He is the son of Obadiah Smithers. Wilf taunts Ben and Ned incessantly, often with bad results for himself. Wilf is significant to the story because he acts as a more minor antagonist.