The Shadow of the Wind Chunk 3

The man who hides in the dark reveals his burned flesh to Daniel and proposes that Daniel sell the book to him for 1000 duros. Of course Daniel refused and lied to the shady man. When Daniel went to retrieve the book from Clara's home, he found Clara sleeping with her music instructor. The shock of the situation stunned him and the musician gave him a beatdown. From there, Daniel went to hide The Shadow of the Wind where he originally found it.

What could have possibly created this obsession of the shady man to destroy all of Carax's works?

Why did Daniel not realize earlier that there could be nothing between him and Clara?

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon -- chunk 2

The story moves back to Daniel, the protagonist, and continues his youth as he grows extremely fast because of his friendship with Clara (as well as his lust of her). He becomes an adolesent at the end of the chunk and the changes in his hormones accompanying this growth are obvious through his arguments with his father.

Is it possible that the shady character (that is like the devil in the book) is the one burning the books?

Why has Clara not spoken to Daniel about his lust after her before it got as bad as it was?

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon -- first 25 pages

The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, is an amazing novel that places the reader in a sort of acid trip as different characters are introduced and their memories are displayed and the memories of someone else are shown within the memory of the first minor character. The protagonist's search for information on the unknown author, Julian Carax, and the few books he wrote.

Judging from this first section, do you think that when the protagonist, Daniel, will end up with the blind woman who is about twice his age -- from when they first met-- ?

Is it possible that Barcelo is the one who is trying to burn all of Julian Carax's books?

Theme in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

The story of the four Pevensie children and their adventure from England to the country of a parallel universe known as Narnia. The theme of not trusting strangers (among others that will not be mentioned in this blog) is significant in the novel as twice in the book, there is a betrayal between two strangers. The white witch - formerly known as Jadis - persuades Edmund Pevensie to join her on her conquest of Narnia. As the story of Edmund and Jadis progresses, Edmund realizes that he is equvalent to a slave to her. He is mistreated in many ways and nearly loses his life when Jadis wants him killed. Edmund then realizes that she is the true evil of Narnia and joins his brother, sisters, and all the creatures of Narnia in the fight against her. Were Edmund not to trust the white witch - who was a stranger to him - he would not have helped her do bad things.

I enjoyed reading this book so much that the fourth grade was not the only time I read the text. This book quenched my thirst of good fiction.

Why did Edmund stay on the side of the which even after knowing how terrible she was?

The Da Vinci Code Theme by Dan Brown : adventure / human individuality

The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown, is focused on adventure - as the theme. The Da Vinci Code, like other novels, begins with an introduction to the problem and the characters. From there, the story unfold into a nose dive into the depths of the unknown and, sometimes, unexplored. Robert Langdon, the main protagonist, goes through an adventure to find the killer of the grandfather of Sophie Neveu - his companion. Through the novel, Langdon deciphers clues to get closer to the truth about Neveu's heritage and what her very existence means to the Catholic Church. Brown wrote this novel in segments that make the story resemble that of a movie in which the audience is at the situation of one character and is then shifted to that of another. Through this, one can see the way each character's personality is different and how each character has their own motivation to take a certain action.

I enjoyed reading this book as it was hardly boring or slow and the by the way Dan Brown wrote this piece of writing - resembling that of a movie - he makes it difficult for a reader to want to take a break.

Why were so many Catholics upset about this book - and its movie - when it is a work of fiction?