![]() ![]() Not to be selected is to be doomed to work on the farms, which the book portrays as meaningless drudgery, but Will has no obvious prospects for apprenticeship. ![]() In the course of the story, Will not only learns who he is, but does so by practicing the virtues of perseverance, obedience, humility, gratitude, and courage.Īs the story begins, Will anxiously awaits Choosing Day, the day when the Craftmasters select their apprentices from among the castle wards. In Araluen, youth is a time of apprenticeship for adulthood, and that means taking on challenging and meaningful duties. The Ruins of Gorlan, Book I of John Flanagan’s popular Ranger’s Apprentice series, follows Will, an orphaned ward of the Castle Redmont, as he and several of his friends cross over from childhood to youth. In the years following the defeat and exile of the evil Morgarath, a young man discovers who he is, and the important role he will play in the world. ![]()
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