Joe Hill's Heart-Shaped Box

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In the novel Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill, the main character Jude becomes the target of a ghost who comes to avenge his daughter's death. In order to protect himself and his loved ones against the ghost, Jude searches for answers on how to defeat the ghost who has become his enemy. In the horrifying yet hopeful book Heart-Shaped Box, Hill conveys the idea that a person will always face enemies in their life and if allowed, those enemies will over take and control. The novel is similar to the song "Seven Seas of Rhye" by Queen because both talk about power, control, and enemies. "I will destroy any man who dares abuse my trust/I swear that you'll be mine." The song's lyrics has a profound attitude of how difficulties in any shape

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