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But we are starting tonight. woo-hoo.
How does the author begin the tour of the story world?The author starts to get the reader to the story world by immediately using fantastical words, both real and made up, to clearly show that the world is fantasy. Some of the terms might not make sense but will come into focus later in the story. For instance, she uses the word ourobos, but also makes creatures up such as shax demons. She establishes the setting, climates, main characters, and hosts of actions.
What point of view is this book written in?Why do you think the writer chose this particular point of view?
Our book is written in 3rd person limited. We think the author did this to keep the reader guessing.
The author shows the thoughts and dreams for Tessa, but refers to her as "Tessa" not "I". The reader learns at the pace of the character.
The mood in the Dark House is sort of sinister and desolate. Clare does this because she wants the reader to feel what the character is feeling, which helps the reader understand the scene. By using descriptive words and unknowns, the author creates an ominous mood.
What is the tone of the speaker in a particular passage? How does the writer establish this tone?
Why is it important to understand the tone?
When Tessa and Will are arguing about how much Tessa knows Will, we think Will’s tone is infuriated. The author accomplishes this by her strong word choice and mood. Words such as savagery and loathe are so strong and show that Will is very angry about the subject he is talking about. Also, the mood darkens which shows that Will does not like the subject of his past. It is important to understand this because readers need to know if their characters have strong opinions on certain subjects.
Can someone tell me the first line of page 175, I left my book at home and I'm getting it on the Kindle?
What is real and what is fiction in your book?What makes your book fit it's genre?
Our book is fantasy because of:
>plot/conflict -- battling demons, the Magister, the Dark Sisters.
>character -- the Downworlders
>setting -- the Institute, the Pandemonium club
> P.O.V. -- it is in the P.O.V. of Shadowhunters or Tessa
An ambiguous part of the book is what Tessa is. Clare implies that she is some kind of Downworlder, but doesn't specificate. This creates mystery in the story and is a key part of the plot since her power is what everyone is drooling about. Readers might want to know if there are more like her. This ambiguity is a key part of the book.
The angel Raziel gave Jonathan Shadowhunter the three mortal instruments -- the Mortal Sword, the Mortal Cup, and the Mortal Glass. In the Mortal Cup Raziel poured his blood, and when Jonathan drank from the Cup, he became a Nephilim -- half angel, half human, and sworn to defend the mundane world. The highest positions in the Clave government are the Consul and the Inquisitor (for Shadowhunters), and the Downworlder representatives. It takes place in London in the April of 1878. The most frequented setting is the London Institute. Some of the social classes are Downworlder, Shadowhunter, Mundane, and Leaders of the Institute.
"Never trust a duck." -- Will Herondale
Maxine wrote: "The angel Raziel gave Jonathan Shadowhunter the three mortal instruments -- the Mortal Sword, the Mortal Cup, and the Mortal Glass. In the Mortal Cup Raziel poured his blood, and when Jonathan dran..."I would also like to add that the Accords are the laws that the Shadow Hunters enforce among downworld.
One of the most important decisions Tessa has to face is whether to go with Will or stay in the Dark House. She ends up choosing to go with Will. This is such an important decision because escaping with Will led her to meet almost all of the main characters. Also, if she didn't go with Will, Tessa would have stayed in the Dark House for the rest of the story. Because this decision what led to her escape, that decision led to the rest of her decisions. The possible consequences of her decision where that Will was even worse than the Dark Sisters and her life would be miserable. However, the other consequence which is that Will was a good guy and was saving her was the case. The story world amplifies the consequence because in the world, if Tessa chose to stay with the Dark Sisters, they would abuse her beyond compare because of there magical powers.
Also, if Tessa stayed in the Dark House, she would have to marry and get captured by the Magister.
Over the weekend, we read 100 pages. In the book, the Shadowhunters eat dinner regularly, which is a mundane activity, but we can see from this that to the Shadowhunters, their job (hunting demons and making peace between supernatural creatures like werewolves, vampires, etc.) is ordinary to them. They can eat normally like everything is fine, but knowing that there are demons and other deadly horrifying creatures in their world. This also reveals though, that the Shadowhunters don't really have relax time, since they often have a lot of problems to solve and places to go during dinner. They also cannot chat about regular things. They can only talk about problems relating to their job.
How does the setting influence the actions of a character?The act of killing demons is possible because of the circumstances in which the story exist. The Circumstances of the story is the world is filled with demons and the demons live among mundanes and try to attack them. Since demons exist the Shadowhunters need to take the action of killing them. The Setting drives this actions because by making a demons a threat to the humans, having to kill them is that much more important. If accomplishing a task is very important and failure can result in loss of lives it’s very intriguing and can pull the reader in.
An emerging theme we noticed is don't trust people you are inclined to trust.
Great book but needs another book because is Jem still living and is Tessa dead bc she is imotal so where is she.
Destiny wrote: "Great book but needs another book because is Jem still living and is Tessa dead bc she is imotal so where is she."There is another book fyi
Ends with an unsolved conflict. Reader isn't confused though, it is a good ambiguity since it makes the reader anticipate the next book. At the end, Tessa is in a daze, so you can discover important information, which the reader gets in pieces, which makes the reader have to piece the information together, experiencing what the character feels.
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