"I raise up my voice — not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard ... we cannot succeed when half of us are held back." —Malala Yousafzai. Artemis Fowl is a book full of male characters. The only three female characters in it (that are main characters) are Holly, Juliet, and Angeline, and they all have very specific roles and expectations. Being a female in today’s society means being distinctly female—Holly is the first girl in Recon (The swat team/police of the fairy world), Juliet is all blonde hair and eyelashes, and Angeline is a mother totally failing at her job of mothering. In fact, it seems like being female in this book means you're just a prop meant to spur the male characters on to action.Because Holly and
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As Artemis is telling Butler about a theory, he states, “So my theory was that the only way to escape the time-field was to simply fall asleep. Our own consciousness was all that kept us imprisoned.” “You risked an awful lot on a theory Artemis.” “Not just a theory. We did have a test subject.” “Who? Ah, Angeline.” “Yes. My mother.” This is significant because it shows that Artemis, no matter how much he cares for his mother in the end he is still willing to do dangerous tests on her so he can see if it works, and so he can confirm that it is safe for him to use. Also, if this didn’t happen Artemis wouldn’t be alive right now and that would majorly impact the plot of the story.The narrator states on page 311, “The fact that he used his wish to heal his mother is not a sign of affection. He did it simply because the Social Services were already investigating his case, and it was only a matter of time before he was put into care” (Colfer, 2001). This is also significant because it shows that Artemis doesn’t care for his mom and his mom is just being used as a prop (the narrator even says it), either way the wish just ends up being a positive for him, and also it shows that Angeline is just a dummy so Artemis can keep on doing villainous activities and get his family's wealth. Also if Artemis hadn’t wished for his mom's health then the social services would have put him in a foster home, and that would also majorly affect the plot of the
As Artemis is telling Butler about a theory, he states, “So my theory was that the only way to escape the time-field was to simply fall asleep. Our own consciousness was all that kept us imprisoned.” “You risked an awful lot on a theory Artemis.” “Not just a theory. We did have a test subject.” “Who? Ah, Angeline.” “Yes. My mother.” This is significant because it shows that Artemis, no matter how much he cares for his mother in the end he is still willing to do dangerous tests on her so he can see if it works, and so he can confirm that it is safe for him to use. Also, if this didn’t happen Artemis wouldn’t be alive right now and that would majorly impact the plot of the story.The narrator states on page 311, “The fact that he used his wish to heal his mother is not a sign of affection. He did it simply because the Social Services were already investigating his case, and it was only a matter of time before he was put into care” (Colfer, 2001). This is also significant because it shows that Artemis doesn’t care for his mom and his mom is just being used as a prop (the narrator even says it), either way the wish just ends up being a positive for him, and also it shows that Angeline is just a dummy so Artemis can keep on doing villainous activities and get his family's wealth. Also if Artemis hadn’t wished for his mom's health then the social services would have put him in a foster home, and that would also majorly affect the plot of the