Chapter One

Plot Summary - Brief
The author, feeling the emptiness of this world, comes to a place where there is a jail and falls asleep. The remainder of the events of the book occur in the author's dream.

In the dream, a man (later named Christian) held a book (Bible) and read from it, wept, and cried out "What shall I do?"

He returns home to his family, who did not encourage or help him.

Evangelist meets the man, and tells him where to go.

Christian then begins to run toward the gate.

Obstinate and Pliable try to bring Christian back to town.

Plot Summary - Expanded
The author, feeling the emptiness of this world, comes to a place where there is a jail and falls asleep. In the dream, a man (later named Christian) held a book (Bible), wept, and cried out "What shall I do?"

He returns home to his family, who did not encourage or help him.

Evangelist meets the man, and tells him where to go.

Christian then begins to run toward the gate.

Obstinate and Pliable try to bring Christian back to town.

New Characters
Christian

Obstinate

Pliable