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Faust Book ReviewThis novel written originally by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe andtranslated by Walter Kaufmann. There are 201 pages in this novel.. This bookis a poem divided into two parts and has many adventures in it. The point ofview is from the writer of the play, 3rd person narration. The theme of thisnovel is Dont al elans take the easy way step up of things because in the end youwill pay for them.This novel starts off with Mephisto the Devil asking God to be able totempt a pupil named Faust. Mephisto talks with angels and God. Mephisto tellsGod that Faust is loyal to him but will no be for long. Mephisto is going totake Faust from him. Faust is sitting in his study most of the poem. He looks upinformation to gain more knowledge. When he is looking one day through his studyhe notices a book that he has never bring outn before. Faust takes it out and examinesit and finds out it is a book of spells, With this spell book he calls onMephisto. Faust finds out that Mephisto neve r wants to say his name justdescribe his great condition and plans that he can give Faust. Mephisto fails thefirst time to get Faust to give in. He comes back the next day and tries againbut doesnt gain his touch in this deed. After Faust calls on Mephisto theymake a deal. Mephisto would serve Faust in this life and when Faust would die hewould come to hell and help Mephisto in picture for giving Faust all this power.Faust agrees and this is the start of the deed. Mephisto would do anything inhis power for Faust. These things that Mephisto did was to try to get LadyGretchen (that Faust liked dearly) to notice him. Mephisto would give Gretchendiamonds and other assortment of jewelry to tempt her. This did not work. Overthe years of Mephisto doing all these deeds for Faust, He gained a lot ofknowledge. Faust started to get real old and very ill. He started to see ghostsand other kinds of unnatural things in front of his eyes that he never sawbefore. Over more time Faust becomes bl ind and can no eight-day do anything. WhenFaust is dying Mephisto gets ready to take him to hell to serve him in eternity.When Faust dies God comes into the picture again. He gets angels to distractMephisto and take Faust into Heaven. God forgives Faust for all he has done.