City Of Thieves Chapter Analysis

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A key ingredient in every American household, fragile eggs do not belong in the brutal and cold war over Russia. As I read the summary on the back of the book I was more than somewhat confused. Confused to why in the world could the author write any important piece of literature centered on a search for these meaningless eggs for a meaningless cake at an meaningless wedding?” The whole idea of the book just seemed ridiculous and silly to me. Why eggs? Why would the author choose to write a book set in such a horrifying and serious time in Russian history and center its plot on eggs? In the fictional novel, City of Thieves written by David Benioff includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis about the good, the miserable and the humorous events that Lev and Kolya experience to give a fascinating impact to the readers on the journey of the war. After recollecting my thoughts I have gathered a few options and focused it on the greater symbolism of the …show more content…
Unsure of why Benioff chose this silly task to base such an abnormal and at times vulgar story, it definitely kept things interesting and lured the reader into wanting to find out more. Both of the main boys talked about in the story went through a roller coaster of emotions together to seeing some graphic images that will forever be tattooed in their minds but that didn’t stop them from getting the freedom they wanted. This book went in detail with all of the tragedies they faced along with the people of this city. It was beautiful in how it captivated the transition from one end to the next. An egg is fragile and it can easily be over once it cracks, it can be unbalanced as it doesn’t have a flat service and this is just how their life was. It was a slippery slope with misleading moments of silliness, fear, and sympathy all while searching for these unimportant

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