Mistystar's Omen - Summary

There is a brief note about the late update at the end of the post.

As anyone who reads the Warriors series knows, these books are great! They deal with difficult topics that appeal to adults, as well as young readers.

Unfortunately, these readers are often berated for liking a ‘little kids’ book. And often, it can be hard to explain why Warriors is not for little kids, and why it’s a good series.

I hope my essays help with this. Noting the themes to others, and how the books explore them, has changed the minds of some people I know. And hopefully gives you some interesting food for thought too.

If that doesn’t get people to stop picking on you, remember this, I believe you can’t have a valid opinion about something unless you’ve experienced it yourself. I’m pretty sure all the naysayers and taunters haven’t bothered to pick up the books, so just remember that.

Mistystar’s Omen is probably one of my least favourite novellas at this point.

If you like it, that’s great. But when I read it the first time, I found it bland, and uninteresting.

During the rereading and writing or the essay below, I still didn’t find it engaging. However, I do have a new appreciation for it as part of the Warriors collection and feel closer to the characters in it.

This is only a summary essay and only covers the main theme, characters, and situations of the story.

So, without further ado, here is the summary essay for Mistystar’s Omen, from The Untold Stories collection.

The main them in Mistystar’s Omen is trust. When one person trusts another, it is often someone they know well, and know that they can count on. This trust can be shaken if the person learns that their trusted person has done something to mislead others. At first, Mistyfoot fully trusts Mothflight as her medicine cat. When she learns that Mothflight doesn’t believe in StarClan, she feels shaken. After some thought, she tells Mothflight she is no longer a medicine cat. It is not until StarClan reminds her of what a good medicine cat Mothflight has been in the past, that Mistystar allows Mothflight to return to her duties, and ultimately save Mistystar’s son.

The main characters in the novella include the protagonist, Mistystar, whom the audience follows in the telling of the story, and the main antagonist, Mothflight, RiverClan’s head medicine cat. All the other characters who are featured in Mistystar’s Omen appear in incidental and minor roles in the story.

The main situations in the novella are: Lepoardstar dies. Mistyfoot declines Willowshine’s offer to accompany her to the moon pool. Mistyfoot becomes Mistystar. Mistystar learns that Mothflight doesn’t believe in StarClan. Mistystar forces Mothflight to retire. Mistystar’s son is badly wounded, and ask StarClan to guide Willowshine in healing him. StarClan tells Mistystar that she must trust Mothflight and that she can help save her son. Mistystar accepts that Mothflight is a gifted medicine cat and allows her to return to her duties.

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For those who aren't aware, I live in New South Wales in Australia, and we're having really bad fires at the moment. 

While moving to safer locations, I don't always have a chance to work on my blog. 

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