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__The Three Musketeers__ By Alexandere Dumas

As the novel progresses D'Artagnan makes some friends and enemies in a duel. He is planning to fight three best friends but instead he teams up with them to fight some enemies of the three friends. Athos, Aramis, and Porthos become his best friends for the rest of the book. Some of the plot twists are that D’Artagnan’s neighbor is abducted and he is asked to save her. D’Artagnan also finds out that the queen is in love with a powerful Englishman. He is asked to help prevent the relationship from being discovered and has a lot of success in his job. It is very easy to understand the events of the novel even though there is a lot going on in it. The language is easy to understand even though some of the names and places are in French. The author includes paragraphs that explain parts the may be unclear to some people. The novel is aimed toward teenagers of adults. The theme of the novel so far is working hard will get you where you want to be. So far D’Artganan has done everything he has been told to and is starting to earn the trust of important people in Paris. His goal is to become a Musketeer in the Kings Guards. He meets with the person in charge of the musketeers often and he is becoming impressed with D’Artagnan. Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and Monsieur de Treville are all new characters. Athos, Porthos, and Aramis are best friends with D’Artagnan and they do everything together. Monsieur de Treville is in charge of the Kings Guards and a friend of D’Artagnan and his friends.