Young adults often read biographies or fictional stories that emphasize outstanding individual achievement. The Gothic cathedrals stand as the supreme reminders that people accomplish great things not only individually, but collectively, cooperatively, and cumulatively through history.
The story's one "protagonist" is the building itself, a triumph of collective will and endeavor. The few other characters, such as the bishop.....
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