The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart makes the reader see that Merlin is not only a magical being, but a real person. Throughout the book the author pulls the reader into the world of fifth century adventure, suspense, and romance. This is all done by using imagery and a well rounded characters story. It all adds up to make the audience feel as if they are actually taking part in the life of Merlin unfolding.
From the very beginning The Crystal Cave impresses with the paragraph: “ With the coming of the dusk the rain stopped, but a mist had risen, creeping knee-high through the trees so that they stood like ghosts, and the grazing horse floated like a swan. It was a grey, and more than ever ghostly because it grazed so quietly.” (page 11) Mary Stewart portrays this scene so perfectly that I could actually close my eyes and mentally transport to the scene where is was all happening. Later in the book, When depicting the fight scenes where Ambrosius, Merlin’s father, is fighting for the title of High King, Mary …show more content…
A quote that comes to mind of how he was treated as a young boy from his own grandfather is: "Your sisters bastard. There he is...grown like a weed, and no more like any of us than a damned devil's whelp would be. You tell me the devil himself got that one and I'll believe you."(page 16) Merlin is constantly on ridiculed for the fact that he has no father and tries to take on different father figures, some proving worthy, others not. The most defining characteristic of Merlin is his love for caves. “What mattered to me - I see it clearly now - was to be alone in the secret dark, where a man is his own master, except for death.” (p. 18) This is a quote that perfectly shows his deeper conflicts including the fear and want of
From the very beginning The Crystal Cave impresses with the paragraph: “ With the coming of the dusk the rain stopped, but a mist had risen, creeping knee-high through the trees so that they stood like ghosts, and the grazing horse floated like a swan. It was a grey, and more than ever ghostly because it grazed so quietly.” (page 11) Mary Stewart portrays this scene so perfectly that I could actually close my eyes and mentally transport to the scene where is was all happening. Later in the book, When depicting the fight scenes where Ambrosius, Merlin’s father, is fighting for the title of High King, Mary …show more content…
A quote that comes to mind of how he was treated as a young boy from his own grandfather is: "Your sisters bastard. There he is...grown like a weed, and no more like any of us than a damned devil's whelp would be. You tell me the devil himself got that one and I'll believe you."(page 16) Merlin is constantly on ridiculed for the fact that he has no father and tries to take on different father figures, some proving worthy, others not. The most defining characteristic of Merlin is his love for caves. “What mattered to me - I see it clearly now - was to be alone in the secret dark, where a man is his own master, except for death.” (p. 18) This is a quote that perfectly shows his deeper conflicts including the fear and want of