The King Nobody Wanted

"The King Nobody Wanted" by Norman F. Langford is about the story of Jesus, written in a way that shows how the Jewish people during that time imagined their Messiah would be. The story takes place about 2,000 years ago in Palestine, when the Jews were hoping for a king to save them from the Romans. The story shows how much they wanted someone to rescue them from their troubles, and the start of the story describes the difficult lives they lived under King Herod's rule and Roman control, while contrasting it with their hopes for the Messiah. The story contrasts the everyday lives of the people with their sudden hope that a Messiah would change everything, which makes the story interesting as it leads into Jesus' birth and how he would challenge what people thought a king and savior should be, as well as setting it up in order to challenge existing expectations.