The start of book has themes of family because right as the story starts, you find out that Crispin’s mother, named Asta, is dead. Crispins says “As they had shunned my mother in life, so they shunned her now.” Pg.2 Chap.1. Then, later after running from John Aycliffe, who was trying to kill Crispin, he finds Father Quintel. He tells Crispin that he will later find him and tell him about his father, who Crispin never knew. After Crispin had been looking for Father Quintel, he found him. Horrifically, when he goes up to him he finds that he is dead. He was terrified and ran away. When he had been running for a while he found a small town. It seemed to be abandoned, but, as he walked through it, he heard a man. This man was called Bear, and would later be one of the most important people Crispin ever knew and would help him find out all the secrets his family had. Crispin and Bear could even be called family. Still, when they first met Bear was mean and always shouted at Crispin, as he did not trust him.
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Bear’s dad seemed not to like him. When Bear was twelve his father left him at Benedictine abbey, and he never saw him again. Then Bear starts asking Crispin about his mom. He said how she was disliked by the town, did not talk much and was always working. He also said how his mother would always say that Crispin's father died in “the pestilence”. Then after their long journey, filled with sadness and fear, but some joy, they made it to Great Wexly, where Crispin would finally learn the
Bear’s dad seemed not to like him. When Bear was twelve his father left him at Benedictine abbey, and he never saw him again. Then Bear starts asking Crispin about his mom. He said how she was disliked by the town, did not talk much and was always working. He also said how his mother would always say that Crispin's father died in “the pestilence”. Then after their long journey, filled with sadness and fear, but some joy, they made it to Great Wexly, where Crispin would finally learn the