Cirque Du Freak Essay

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Have you ever wanted to see a teenager become a vampire and join a circus show? Than Cirque Du Freak is a book I recommend you read. A boy named Darren used to be a normal boy until he became a vampire and received tips from Mr. Crepsley on how to survive as vampire. On his way to become in the circus he meets some of his now new friends. He wants help to becoming a vampire and ask someone.Darren Shan finds out he’s a vampire and ask Mr. Crepsley for help on becoming a vampire after he finds out he’s also a vampire. We can conclude that Darren is a vampire when he said “I’m a half-vampire “(pg. 1). When he needed help on how to survive as a vampire he asked Crepsley who was his teacher. The reason he asked him is because on (page 9) he stated “I watched as Mr. Crepsley searched the leg for a vein, then cut it open – a small slice – using one of his fingernails. …show more content…
When Mr. Crepsley agreed, he took Darren to go show him the roots and the circus.On the way to the circus Darren found a few friends called Evra and Sam who know Mr. Crepsley. Darren found Evra when he encountered a snake-boy and Evra said he was just sleep crawling and they went to go get food. On page (59) Evra said “The Darren Shan?” saying that she knows who he is. As soon as Darren and Evra met they found another friend named Sam when walking through a forest. We can confirm this because on page (71) Darren says “We heard something behind us and when we turned around someone said Hey and shook out hand, He said his name was Sam guest.” After Darren found his new friends they went with Darren to go the circus and talk about their life’s. Soon after they got there Mr. Crepsley Turned Darren into one of the Un Dead so he stood out. When he was turned, Darren joined them on the road and amazed everyone. When

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