The protagonist in this book his name is Bastian Balthazar Bux. In the ordinary world for him his life isn't the greatest he is a different kid who gets teased all the time at school. His only comfort in life is reading books, so when he runs into a book store to hide from his bullying class mates he comes across this book.
He thought this to be the greatest book ever so he steals it and runs to the school and hides in the attic. He then reads the book and all his worries go away. Reading for him is his only joy in life, after the passing of his mother his father just isn't the same anymore, and it makes him feel very unloved. When he reads he goes to his happy place of imagination and all the bad thing in his life go away.
"Some think their only hope of happiness lies in being somewhere else, and spend their whole lives traveling from place to place. And some find no rest until they have become powerful. In short, there are as many different passions as there are people. Bastian Balthazar Bux's passion was books." (Michael Ende, The Neverending Story pg# 10-11)
This image represents his life when he isn't reading and enjoying books.
This image shows his feelings while he is reading, suddenly all the bad things in his life are gone.
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