'My own plans are made. While I can, I sail east in the Dawn Treader. When she fails me, I paddle east in my coracle. When she sinks, I shall swim east with my four paws. And when I can swim no longer, if I have not reached Aslan's country, or shot over the edge of the world in some vast cataract, I shall sink with my nose to the sunrise and Peepiceek shall be head of the talking mice in Narnia' (Ch. 14) said by Reepicheep
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A character pledges to pursue his goal regardless of physical ability until death.
- In plain terms
- I will keep going east even if I have to swim or sink.
- What can you take from it?
- Commitment to a goal persists beyond physical limits.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What would you die for?
- How far would you go?
Another view
It is a fictional vow that may be impractical.
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