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The novel, The Temple of Gold by William Goldman,
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Shachi Desai The Temple of Gold William Goldman October 29, 2005 The novel, The Temple of Gold by William Goldman, begins with the protagonist describing his family. The protagonist is Raymond Euripides Trevitt, a young boy of about eight years of age at the start of the novel. As the story progresses, Ray grows from an innocent youth, to a mature young man. The nature of his quest, to gain control of his life, is made apparent through the numerous times Ray mentions attaining a "handle on life," the temple of gold. The journey Ray makes leads him to his treasure, knowledge that there is no "handle on life;" it cannot be found. Despite the fact that Ray is growing up in the college town of Athens, Illinois during the late 1950`s, the story he tells in a memoir form remains timeless. Ray's coming of age is characteristic of any youth; it is something...
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