Which Three Most Important Objects Help Will In Roderick Gordon's Tunnels?

Imagine never seeing the sun, sky, or nature. In the novel Tunnels by co-authors Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams, a boy named Will Burrows stumbles upon an underground Victorian era city, named the Colony. Will finds the underground city while looking for his father who recently went missing. After being captured by the civilians of the underground city (also known as colonists), he discovers that his dad, also known as Mr. Burrows was captured by the colonists and was banished deeper into the earth. Will is desperate to find his father but longs to escape to the surface. There are three very important objects in the novel. The three most important objects that help Will in his discoveries are; Mr. Burrow’s Journal, a light orb, and Will’s shovel. …show more content…
Burrows, he discovers a journal that is left by his dad. It says that Mr. Burrows was leaving on an expedition upon discovering a mining elevator that lead to the Colony. The journal is important to the plot of the book because it leads Will in the direction of his father. If Will had not found the journal, he would never have a chance at finding his father. “But Will was too engrossed in the journal to explain. He recited slowly, in broken sentences, as he struggled to decipher his father’s handwriting” (Gordon/Williams 98). Will discovers the journal and immediately begins to read and uncover its significance. Will’s hunger for information on his father’s disappearance matches that of a shark’s hunger for blood ☺ (Hyperbole). The quote shows how Will promptly recognizes that the journal by his father is important. Will studies the journal thoroughly and uses the information to piece together where Mr. Burrows disappeared to, and that helps him find the Colony. The journal is crucial to the plot of the book in this