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The Doldrums. The Doldrums as seen in the 1970 Chuck Jones film. The Doldrums is a place within the Lands Beyond, and one of the first places Milo visits. When he first arrives, her meets the Lethargarians, a group of colorless folks who don't do anything, and have a strict schedule for it.
Apr 21, 2021 · The Phantom Tollbooth’s wordplay conflates an emotional state with a real place, but the doldrums are also a real place—though not one you can drive to in a car. In the days before steam engines, boats could end up adrift in the equatorial calms, the space without winds in the middle of the world, for weeks.
Oct 25, 2011 · It was, of course, the doldrums — his own special version of them. This year marks the 50th anniversary of that bored child's transformative journey. The Phantom Tollbooth was the first book...
- Norton Juster
- Milo. The main character, Milo is a little boy who goes through all of his days in a state of horrible boredom. This routine changes when Milo takes a trip through the mysterious make-believe tollbooth that appears in his bedroom one day.
- Tock. Milo's friend Tock is a literally a "watchdog." A giant clock makes up part of his body, and he constantly makes ticking noises. He patrols the Doldrums and stops people from wasting time.
- The Humbug. The Humbug is an insect who lives only to flatter people—especially himself. The Humbug is ignorant about everything from math to geography and proves himself the fool by his constant attempts to say intelligent things.
- King Azaz. King Azaz is ruler of the realm of letters and words. Azaz and his brother argue over which is more important—numbers or letters, and they banish the princesses Rhyme and Reason.
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The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster, with illustrations by Jules Feiffer, first published in 1961. The story follows a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth that transports him to the once prosperous, but now troubled, Kingdom of Wisdom.
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