Asking questions is a great tool for get information in life. In the book Parzival by Katherine Paterson, the main character Parzival learns that asking questions was a good skill to have. Throughout his journeys, asking questions was good and bad for Parzival. But in the end, it was beneficial for Parzival to ask questions because he learned about knights, chivalry, and he became king of Wild Mountain.

Through all of Parzival’s journeys, asking questions helped him learn about knights. Parzival’s mother raised him so that Parzival would know nothing of knights and their lifestyle. When the knights showed up near Parzival’s home on page 8, Parzival asked if they were God. The Knights replied, “‘We are not God or gods,’ the knights said. ‘We are the three men, knights who owe allegiance to Arthur of the Round Table.’” Later in the book, Parzival visits Prince Gurnemanz and asks tons of questions about knights on page 32. This was some advice Prince Gurnemanz gave him, “He urged him to be humble and discreet among nobility and to be compassionate toward the poor and needy---to hold ladies in high esteem and to temper daring with mercy.” This piece of evidence proves that when Parzival asks questions about knights it was beneficial to him because if he never asked any questions, he would still be with his mother in the woods. That is why asking questions helped Parzival learn about knights.

Asking questions was beneficial to Parzival because it helped him learn about chivalry. Since Parzival’s mother kept Parzival away from the outside world, she never taught him the ways of chivalry. That is why asking questions helped Parzival learn about chivalry.

Through thick and thin, asking questions was beneficial for Parzival because they helped him become king of Wild Mountain. Once Parzival left his home, he met family members that helped him find his way to Wild Mountain. On pages 49-54, Parzival was pampered by servants, pages, and even nobles and was taken to the Holy Grail. When he woke up, everyone was gone. He left the castle and a young boy starts to yell at him, “May god damn the light that falls on your path!’ the boy cried. ‘You fool! You wretched fool! Why didn’t you ask the question?” Parzival was astonished. He had no idea what “The Question” was. For four or more years Parzival was under a curse. Then he met a Hermit named Trevrizent on page 100. Parzival stayed with Trevrizent for a while. Parzival told him about his sins. Parzival told Trevrizent about how he was the boy who didn't ask “The Question”, but before that happened, on page 103, Trevrizent told Parzival a very important piece of information, “I shall tell you an unhappy tale about pride. There is a king called Anfortas, whose pride has brought him to the most terrible agony. In his youth, he pursued vain honor and the admiration of pretty ladies. These things are not in accord with the Grail. Now he lies there at Wild Mountain guarded by the knights of the Grail, who do not let anyone enter there, except’--and here the hermit sighed-- ‘one callow youth,and for him it would have been better if he had never come. He failed to ask about the king’s wound and so rode away bound in sin.” That was the question! Trevrizent turned out to be Parzival’s uncle. He told Parzival about the rest of their family and Parzival went back to Wild Mountain. Asking questions was beneficial to Parzival because he would not be the king of Wild Mountain without asking The Question. This large piece of evidence proves that asking questions helped Parzival become king of Wild Mountain.

Asking questions was beneficial to Parzival, he learned about knights, chivalry, and he became king of Wild Mountain. It was clear that asking questions helped him, because they lead him to his fate. Even though it took him a long time to figure out his family history and learn where he came from, if he didn’t ask questions, he would have never discovered his true identity.

Nice, Olivia. My only real issue is that your evidence for the second body paragraph does not help support your argument. You’ll need to find another piece of evidence from the book.