the silent one

• the silent one is novel written by joy cowley
• the main character of the story is jonasi
• some other minor characters in this story is old luisa,taruga vueti,aesake,samu,tasiri,redbeard
• the setting of the novel takes place in historic time in a traditional fijian village with neighboring villages being ramatau and savu
• the theme of this novel are

  • handicapped people should be treated properly and given a place in society
  • animals can be good companions to humans
  • literacy and education can drive out fear and superstitions
  • love and friendship are important ingredients for survival