Bod: Summary

Very soon after Bod arrived at the graveyard, it was known that “it will, said Silas, take a graveyard” (Gaiman 23). When Mr. and Mrs. Owens adopt Bod (or Nobody Owens), the graveyard kicks in to try and supply his basic physiological needs, as well as his intellectual ones. Silas, his new guardian, takes the boy under his personal watch. He brings him back crayons and teaches him how to write letters and speak Latin. If Bod has a question about the world, he will go to Sila’s (who seems to provide a very thorough answer). When his role-model Sila leaves for San Francisco, he leaves Bod with a caretaker named Miss Lupescu. While Bod does eventually grow fond of her, the idea of Sila’s leaving gets Bod thinking about his relationship with his caretaker. …show more content…
For his more “formal” educational needs Bod tells Miss. Lupescu that, “Letitia Borrows teaches me writing and words, and Mr. Pennyworth teaches me his Complete Educational System from Younger Gentlemen with Additional Material for Those Post Mortem” (Gaiman 70). Shortly after Miss. Lupescu takes charge of Bod, three ghouls from Hell trick Bod into going with them to Ghulheim (where they presumably plan on killing him). However, Miss Lupescu hears Bod’s Night-Gaunt call for help (which she taught him) and saves him. The people in the graveyard act unified similarly to normal parents. They are providers, educators and protectors of Bod when he needs help. This unity bond is important in building Bod’s trust in the community and assuring the reader they have his best interest at heart - regardless of the fact they are ironically raising him in a retired