In the first chapter, the main characters were introduced. Matty, a young adult, lives in a slightly strange society. Without the numerous accounts of magic, things would be alot like a Native American village without war. The town is just called Village. Many other things follow the same simplicity, like the forest around Village is called Forest. The people of Village have slightly more creative names, like a teacher is called "Mentor". Still not stalwart creativity, but better than "Village".
The first couple chapters also hint Matty's power. He finds a frog not moving with a severed leg, only a few strands of tissue holding the dragging leg on. Matty wants to help the frog move without it's leg, so he picks it up and looks for a sharp stone to cut the tissue with. Magically, the frog jumps out of Matty's hand, using both legs to propel itself forward. Matty realizes that his own leg feels slightly weakened, but regains the energy after some rest.
Matty's parents died when he was young, and he lived in a horrible village, in which stealing, cheating, and lying were fine. He stole to stay alive, living with a gang of boys. He ran away to escape this, and arrives at Village, tired and wild. A blind man known for his special sight named Seer took Matty in and cared for him as a father would. Matty grows up to be much nicer and honest and smart.
Friday, November 30
Hello!
Hi! I'm Ryan, a middle school student who is reading Lois Lowry's book, "Messenger". I am reading it as part of a school project, and I'm getting really into it. I find Lois Lowry's style slightly confusing, but she has a good writing style overall. Check back for more posts later.
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