Author’s use multiple tactics in order to portray many different ideas and layer to their audience. Things such as themes and symbols help the readers focus on the central idea of the story that relates to a specific event in history. In his novel The Prince of Mist, author Carlos Ruiz-Zafron uses things such as imagery, locations, and symbolism to emphasize on the events of the second world war which took place in 1939- 1945. Ruiz-Zafron uses things such as location and events in order to display the setting of the book. One prime example of this method would be in chapter one : “we are moving” he announced, “To a beach house in a small town on the coast. We’re getting out of this city and away from the war” (Ruiz-Zafron pg. 2). The
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For example, the character Roland/ Jacob plays as a christ figure. Jacob is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fleischmann whose life is promise to the antagonist of the story Mr. Cane by his father many years before he was born. Mr. Cain, in this case can be compared to Hitler. This is due to the war that is going on during the book. Mr. Cane or in other words the Prince of Mist can also be compared to Satan as well. Mr. Cain plays off of greed and power, he uses children to do evil deeds such as burning building and stealing things from other people in order to fill his his own need for materialistic things. “ Each child could make a wish and Mr. Cain would make it come true. In exchange he asked for one thing only: complete loyalty” ( Ruiz-Zafron pg. 104). The need for loyalty can be compared to Satan’s need for control in the Bible. Also Mr. Cain attracts children by luring them with their deepest wants and desires come true. This is also how Satan attracts people as well, by promising the world to them and ultimately forcing them to do a sinful act in return for this deed. In the book, when Roland’s father wanted Eva to fall in love with him, he seeked help from Mr. Cain: in return Mr. Cain asked for his first born child. This resulted in years of mayhem that was ultimately solved by the death of Jacob. This creates a comparison to the christ figure himself. When Jesus was …show more content…
He used characters that acted as christ figures, and also related to the leader of the German nazi’s, Hitler. Also the relocation of the family can relate to the relocation of many Jews during the time of the war. For example many people relocated to the United States. Also the use of the beach shows the amount of hope and happiness people had when they were able to move away from the war. The author also utilizes symbols that relate to the war. The star of David is a sign that is used by the Jews during worship, but in the novel it is used as a sign of evil by the antagonist Mr. Cain, which is what Hitler made his followers believe in order to turn everybody against the Jews. These help the reader connect the central idea of wrong doings of the war to the book by using bastardized symbols and characters to exploit the real events of
For example, the character Roland/ Jacob plays as a christ figure. Jacob is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fleischmann whose life is promise to the antagonist of the story Mr. Cane by his father many years before he was born. Mr. Cain, in this case can be compared to Hitler. This is due to the war that is going on during the book. Mr. Cane or in other words the Prince of Mist can also be compared to Satan as well. Mr. Cain plays off of greed and power, he uses children to do evil deeds such as burning building and stealing things from other people in order to fill his his own need for materialistic things. “ Each child could make a wish and Mr. Cain would make it come true. In exchange he asked for one thing only: complete loyalty” ( Ruiz-Zafron pg. 104). The need for loyalty can be compared to Satan’s need for control in the Bible. Also Mr. Cain attracts children by luring them with their deepest wants and desires come true. This is also how Satan attracts people as well, by promising the world to them and ultimately forcing them to do a sinful act in return for this deed. In the book, when Roland’s father wanted Eva to fall in love with him, he seeked help from Mr. Cain: in return Mr. Cain asked for his first born child. This resulted in years of mayhem that was ultimately solved by the death of Jacob. This creates a comparison to the christ figure himself. When Jesus was …show more content…
He used characters that acted as christ figures, and also related to the leader of the German nazi’s, Hitler. Also the relocation of the family can relate to the relocation of many Jews during the time of the war. For example many people relocated to the United States. Also the use of the beach shows the amount of hope and happiness people had when they were able to move away from the war. The author also utilizes symbols that relate to the war. The star of David is a sign that is used by the Jews during worship, but in the novel it is used as a sign of evil by the antagonist Mr. Cain, which is what Hitler made his followers believe in order to turn everybody against the Jews. These help the reader connect the central idea of wrong doings of the war to the book by using bastardized symbols and characters to exploit the real events of