The story begins with Matt, a clone of a powerful drug lord called El Patron, living in isolation in Opium with the mother figure of the story, Celia. Since clones are disliked he is found and taken to the “Big House” as a prisoner and where he continues to live even once freed until he realizes El Patron wants Matt to harvest his heart. He flees to Aztlan but is forced into slavery as a plankton factory worker until he can escape with three other boys and makes it back to Opium where he lives as ruler after El Patron dies from heart failure. Farmer focused deeply on metaphors and similes to show Matt’s thinking, to draw attention to important moments, and to show character personality.
In the beginning, Farmer uses metaphors and similes
In the beginning, Farmer uses metaphors and similes