Hollow City Week of 11/10-11/14

Pages: 397 out of 397 (finished)
Prompt: Analyze the impact word choice has on the meaning or tone of a text. Analyze how dialogue or specific incidents reveal information about characters. Make sure to include textual evidence.

             
                               How the Word Choice Impacts the Tone?

       This week I recently finished reading the novel Hollow City which is actually a sequel to the award-winning book Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Since the beginning of the book I immediately realized that the story had a really dark tone, the reason being the background of every character. The story takes place during the early years of World War II which we all know were the most terrible years in our current history. I would say that this book has a lot of advanced vocabulary which is mostly used by the peculiar named Millard an invisible boy. The comparisons that the children used make the tone really dark. This is shown when Emma another peculiar says "some truths are expressed best in the form of myth", this is indicating that the reality that they are living is far worst than anything experienced in this world. The powers and graphic details seem to put the mood of the book at the top, especially when wights are being killed.  The strongest of the peculiars which is Brownyn denies having a bit of fun since she feels that she will betray her duty of protecting Miss Peregrine. I remember when she said "laughing doesn't make bad things worse any more than crying makes them better." The ending especially makes the story gruesome when the narrator says "a very dark ooze leaked out of the girl's back, when the wight decided to take action."

                         Dialogue and Specific Incidents Reveal Information

       I especially like this part of the prompt since it totally relates to the book, everything is revealed through flashbacks. Although the author is not very specific when explaining background information , but he seems to express it in the dialogue of main characters such as Millard. For example during the trip to the mystical mountain owned by an intelligent dog, Millard starts to imagine how his past was before the wights invaded. This is seen when Jacob says "then he got quiet lost in memories of a better time." The incident caused us to imagine what Millard has lived through and how these recent events have completely changed his life. After finishing the book I would think that the two characters with the worst backgrounds are Emma and the friendly yet smart dog Addison. When the kids get lost in London without money or shelter Horace another peculiar mentions something that makes Emma a bit angry. In the story the author mentions "that's because the true purpose of money is to manipulate time and make them lesser than you". I later learned that she was sold during her infancy to a circus.

                                  A Combination of Both Questions

     The event that seemed to be the most peaceful was actually to be the most horrifying one of all time. The backstories of every peculiar are revealed the most harmful one seems to be the one of Emma Bloom a very powerful girl. When each children is revealing their stories of manifestation, Emma seems to refuse telling her story.  Jacob finds out that she was brutally torched by her parents during her toddler years and they used her as a pawn to lure more curious customers for money. I find it surprising that a smooth train ride would have lead to a story of terror and sadness. The word choice that Jacob shows in the story, tells us that he suffers day by day which makes the tone extremely serious. I infer this after he says "dying inside day by day from regret." Although the story doesn't completely specify the regret, but I'm inferring that it comes from leaving his parents behind in the normal world. To find out more watch both book trailers,  trailer #1 and trailer #2.
*Caution the second one is a bit scary*

                         

The image above is showing every character that plays a main or starring role in the book. Although this is a basic photo we could predict or analyze the characters in the poster. We could seem to learn from these peculiars by just looking at their faces especially when you see the image of Brownyn. She has a stern and serious face which fits for her ability to lift about anything which helps the children in their adventures. 

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