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The Knight in Rusty Armor by Robert Fisher is a fantasy tale that explores themes of self-acceptance and personal growth through the journey of a knight who struggles with his emotional detachment from his family. Guided by the wizard Merlin, the knight confronts various challenges that lead him to understand the importance of love, truth, and self-awareness. The book emphasizes the significance of emotional connections and the journey towards self-discovery, making it relatable for both children and adults.
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The Knight in Rusty Armor by Robert Fisher is a fantasy tale that explores themes of self-acceptance and personal growth through the journey of a knight who struggles with his emotional detachment from his family. Guided by the wizard Merlin, the knight confronts various challenges that lead him to understand the importance of love, truth, and self-awareness. The book emphasizes the significance of emotional connections and the journey towards self-discovery, making it relatable for both children and adults.
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THE KNIGHT WITH THE RUSTY ARMOR
BOOK SHEET
Robert Fisher
The Knight in Rusty Armor
Editorial. Obelisco Editions, Barcelona
Publication Date: December 1994
THE AUTHOR AND THE THEME OF THE BOOK
The author of this book, Robert Fisher, is a writer born in the United States. He has written
theater plays, comedy programs on radio and television, co-author of scripts for
movies and also books on motivation and self-help.
More than 1,000,000 copies of this book have been sold, having a great impact both on
children like in the elderly.
It is a book that tells an adult fantasy, including a great number of lessons.
written with a touch of humor.
SUMMARY
Chapter 1. The Knight's Dilemma
The knight of the rusty armor is a knight who intended to be good, generous and
loving and fought against all enemies. He had a wife and a son who were
very tired of him not paying attention to them since he was always busy with his work.
He even stopped taking off his armor since he was always ready for anything.
task in which to intervene. Until one day he could no longer take off the armor to
nothing and this caused him to have problems with his family.
He decided to leave home and went to say goodbye to the king, who was not present in the
castle. A jester advised him to go in search of the wizard Merlin to help him.
to take off his armor.
Chapter 2. In the forests of Merlin.
The knight found Merlin, whom he asked for help. Merlin lived in a forest.
accompanied by talking animals. This one told him that to manage to get out of his
armor would have to learn to accept himself. Merlin advised him to send to
through a messenger pigeon, a note to his son asking if he wanted to
he returned home. He did so, his son replied with a blank piece of paper. This made
made the knight very sad and made him cry.
Chapter 3. The Path of Truth
Merlin pointed the knight to a path he had to follow to get rid of
his armor that was the Path of Truth became steeper as it went on
approaching the top. He would have to travel it alone without his horse. The squirrel and the dove
they offered to accompany him. On his way he realized that he was breathing better and it was because
a part of his armor that covered his face had oxidized due to, as he was told
the animals to the tears that she had shed when she saw her son's note.
Chapter 4. The Castle of Silence
The knight enters the castle of silence and there he finds the king who tells him that
he goes there every time he finds himself trapped in himself. The knight discovered that
he was afraid of being alone and that made him see a door to enter another
room. He started to talk to himself remembering that this was what he had done.
Throughout his life to avoid feeling lonely. Then another door opened for him. He thought that
I had never enjoyed what was happening in the moment and then another door appeared.
Then he stayed still and listened to the silence, realizing that he had never
listened to nothing and no one. He realized the loneliness he had had to feel
Julieta his wife. This made him start to cry and everything began to flood until it
He opened another door where he heard Sam telling him to be his true self. He stayed
asleep and when he woke up he was outside the castle.
Chapter 5. The Castle of Knowledge
In this castle, besides the knight, a squirrel and Rebeca entered. It was dark, but
There was an inscription that told him that the more things he knew, the more he would enlighten his
path.
He began to think about his wife and son and realized that his wife started to drink.
because of him, that made her sad and she thought that she had not loved her son and her
woman because she did not love herself. And this made the Light come into being.
They went out to the castle courtyard where they found another inscription that spoke about the
ambition coming to the conclusion that her ambitions should come from the heart. What
he made him leave the castle and for part of his armor to rust.
Chapter 6. The Castle of Will and Daring
He continued advancing until he reached a castle where there was a huge dragon that breathed fire.
fire, to be able to defeat it I had to think that the dragon only existed if he believed it
it existed. Although in the first attempt it was burned, he later managed to overcome it
to the dragon. And as he got closer convinced, the dragon was becoming increasingly
smaller.
Chapter 7. The Summit of Truth.
The last obstacle that the knight had to overcome was to reach the top. And
As in other occasions, there were enigmatic inscriptions that I had to try to understand.
understand.
With Sam's help, he realized he had to let himself fall from the top and trust. And so
he did it. He began to fall and fall, for the first time in his life he realized that his life
it was his responsibility and then he started to fall upward, until he stopped falling and
he found himself standing at the top of the mountain feeling very good. He began to cry and
the tears melted what was left of his armor. Making him feel part of the
universe.
CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE BOOK
Regarding the content and the form of the book, this is a small book with a font
great. It is an easy-to-read novel. Its content does not present difficulties.
understanding.
In terms of what it has contributed to me on a personal level, it is related to the importance
to know and accept oneself as each one is, and that will help you feel happy and
improve your relationships with others.
Regarding the characters and their psychological traits, we can highlight:
The Knight. He uses his armor as a shield to not show his feelings.
Merlin. We could compare him to a psychologist who helps the knight find which
It's your problem for me to solve.
Julieta. A woman of the knight, desperate for her situation, ends up taking to drink.
Cristóbal. Son of the knight, loves his father but hardly knows him, because of that
that she doesn't know if she wants to see him again.
Squirrel and Rebeca. They are the two animals that accompany the knight on his journey and he
they help to solve their problems.
This book deals with the affective aspects of behavior, which is a topic that studies the
psychology.