Whitaker and Galaads relationship evolves in a non-romantic way, but more in to a mother-son relationship.

Maybe he wants to impress her with all these great things and find something that has the ability to replace the Grail, because it is visible how much she likes the Grail on the mantelpiece.

Whitaker just wants something that looks nice on her mantelpiece, between the picture of her husband and a china basset hound. It is kind of funny, how he searches for these over the top things, when Mrs. After being refused the grail he looks for other grand things to replace it with. Whitaker about the quest he is on, instead of just taking the Grail by force, which he could had done easily. When he arrives for the first time, first and foremost he informs Mrs. He is principled this we can see in different parts of the story. He is filled with stereotypical nobility of a knight. The story is all about details, not because it is key, but because it helps make up the environment we are in. It is clear how small details such as her nephew’s wife only likes modern things makes up the whole story.

In her world, even the visits from Galaad the Knight, becomes mundane. She has a routine for the whole week and approaches everything with care. Whitakers life with the smallest details. The author, Gaiman, goes to great lengths to describe Mrs. She is visited three times by one of the Knights of the Round Table, Sir Galaad, who is on a quest to reclaim the Holy Grail. Whitaker, who has bought the Holy Grail from the Oxfam shop (a second-hand shop).

Chivalry short story by neil gaiman