'Good Vs. Evil In The Chain'

The most obvious theme of the novel is good against evil. The issue is dealt with by examining the idea of evil as a dangerous force existing outside of human action from the viewpoint of a character mostly defined by logic and clear and sensible thinking. Such an approachcreates an air of interest in what's lifelike and real in what is (almost completely) a fantasy-likeplot. The questioning nature of the main character (Nathanial), joined/connected with the story's(things that are suddenly shown or understood) about the pasts of the town and of the othercentral characters, also help steer the novel clear of overly-simple ideas/plans and raise more(related to thinking about how people think) questions about the nature of humankind
A (related to the underlying messages or morals of a story) significant point of the storydevelopment happens in Chapter 16, when Nathanial learns that Danny, a member of The Chain,was a victim of police animal-like violence many years ago. Later the saying "Power ruins, andcomplete and total power ruins completely and totally" is well used in reference to the story,which involved police officers letting …show more content…
Thisexplanation (of why something works or happens the way it does) extends the basic theme ofGood Vs Evil beyond both the idea of Good and Evil as two separate, (impossible for both to exist together at the same time) forces of life and the more humanistic idea of both good and evil asparts/pieces of (how humans are) by including/combining these two ideas into one. It is maybethis device that added/gave to the books popularity among children, as it shows the world withboth childlike simpleness and mature, (related to careful studying or deep thinking) complex