The Day of the Jackal, written by Fredrick Forsyth, is a fictional novel that displays the author's brilliance by setting a mood and connecting you with the characters. The Day of the Jackal takes place in post World War II in France. The Jackal is a professional assassin, whose name is not revealed, who is hired by a French terrorist group to kill Charles de Gualle, the President of France. This terrorist group has had …showed first 75 words of 491 total…

…showed last 75 words of 491 total…Jackal's well being. One can feel a detached fondness to this character, and want him to succeed, but if, for instance, he was to die, one would feel no remorse.         Fredrick Forsyth has mastered some key literary elements in a way not thought possible before. This author, although not on the 'classic book list,' is one of the greatest writers of modern times and should, with out a doubt, be added to that list.