Carver can’t believe his luck when he is adopted by Mr. Hawking of the famous Pinkerton Detective Agency. With Carver under his wing, he quickly starts testing him and his detective abilities. Making him figure out how to reach the agencies secret building, which neither Carver or anybody has ever heard of. Once reaching the Pinkerton Agency he is blown away with the luxurious building filled with retro detective gadgets. Then an agent tells Carver how Mr. Hawking, “lives among the mad.” Carver's excitement turns to confusion and uneasiness when Mr. Hawking takes him to where they will be living. Mr. Hawking lives in a mental asylum where he studies patients to understand how criminals think. The asylum is filled with patients who are allowed
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The setting puts the story in context with its surroundings. Ripper is based on the real life crimes of Jack the Ripper, those events happened in the 1890’s so the setting must represent life back then. Stefan Petrucha incorporates both fictional and historical texts in his story. He uses real individuals from our past such as Teddy Roosevelt, Allan Pinkerton and Jack the Ripper. As well as including retro detective gadgets that help set the scene for the late 1800’s. Stefan Petrucha uses the facts known about the London murders committed by Jack the Ripper, along with actual letters he sent to the newspapers and police, as a foundation for a suspenseful …show more content…
I think the novel could have benefitted from more of a scarier mood since it involves the story of Jack the Ripper. The killings are described lightly, “His hand now held a long, sharp knife its silver mixing with the gas light’s yellow. By the time Elizabeth B. Rowley looked back up, his right hand was at her throat. Any sound she might’ve made, any objection she might have raised, was stifled by his grip.” You get the point of what happened, but the writing is desensitized to the horror of the situation. This thriller is characterized by the moods it evokes, it gives readers large feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation, and anxiety. The setting not only provides support to the plot of the story but also helps set the mood. In Ripper, the setting is taking place during the time of Jack the Ripper’s murders, which quickly sets an unsettling and frightening mood on the story since it is a topic of horror. The ominous mood is also set by the unknown character of Carver’s father, the secret agency, and Carvers mysterious mentor, Mr.
The setting puts the story in context with its surroundings. Ripper is based on the real life crimes of Jack the Ripper, those events happened in the 1890’s so the setting must represent life back then. Stefan Petrucha incorporates both fictional and historical texts in his story. He uses real individuals from our past such as Teddy Roosevelt, Allan Pinkerton and Jack the Ripper. As well as including retro detective gadgets that help set the scene for the late 1800’s. Stefan Petrucha uses the facts known about the London murders committed by Jack the Ripper, along with actual letters he sent to the newspapers and police, as a foundation for a suspenseful …show more content…
I think the novel could have benefitted from more of a scarier mood since it involves the story of Jack the Ripper. The killings are described lightly, “His hand now held a long, sharp knife its silver mixing with the gas light’s yellow. By the time Elizabeth B. Rowley looked back up, his right hand was at her throat. Any sound she might’ve made, any objection she might have raised, was stifled by his grip.” You get the point of what happened, but the writing is desensitized to the horror of the situation. This thriller is characterized by the moods it evokes, it gives readers large feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation, and anxiety. The setting not only provides support to the plot of the story but also helps set the mood. In Ripper, the setting is taking place during the time of Jack the Ripper’s murders, which quickly sets an unsettling and frightening mood on the story since it is a topic of horror. The ominous mood is also set by the unknown character of Carver’s father, the secret agency, and Carvers mysterious mentor, Mr.