Description
Brilliant, fiercely independent, and deeply dissatisfied with modern America, Allie “Father” Fox uproots his family and leads them into the remote Honduran jungle to build a new civilization from the ground up. What begins as an ambitious escape from materialism, conformity, and technological dependence becomes an increasingly perilous test of ideals, family loyalty, and human endurance. Against the lush but unforgiving landscape, the novel examines utopian dreams, authoritarian obsession, cultural arrogance, and the psychological costs of trying to control both nature and the people closest to you. Combining psychological realism with gripping adventure, it is a powerful portrait of a family caught between liberation and domination.
Available Editions
paperback
Pearson ESL
Published Feb 15, 2000
64 pages
ISBN: 9780582418141
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Details
First Published
1981
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux.