Figurative Language In The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass Taken Seriously
“Anyone who [is not] confused really [does not] understand the situation,”(Edward R. Murrow). This quote displays what most readers go through when reading a book. It also displays why the reader should explore more so they understand what is happening. Just think for a second if something was so easily viewed, but it was still confusing because the reader is not sure whether a character is good or evil? Well, in this book The Golden Compass that is what it does. You can thank Philip Pullman later. In The Golden Compass, Pullman’s use of rhetorical devices such as themes, motifs, and figurative language helps create the text’s serious tone. Throughout this book, the themes are huge. One theme that sticks
These motifs will make the reader’s head spin. The protagonist says, “I see the master as a man having terrible choices to make; whatever he chooses will do harm, but maybe if he does the right thing, a little less harm will come about than if he chooses wrong. God preserve me from having to make that sort of choice.”(Pullman 65). The master knows Lyra wants to get certain things done, but it is his decision. He uses religion to tie it to his destiny. Lyra is a sweet little girl, “ ‘Why do daemons have to settle?’ ” Lyra said, ‘I want [pan] to be able to change forever. So does he.’ ‘Ah, they always have settled, and they always will. That’s part of growing up. There’ll come a time when you’ll be tired of his change about, and you’ll want a settled kind of form for him.’ ‘I never will!’ ‘Oh you will. You’ll want to grow up like all the other girls. Anyways, there's compensations for a settled form’ ”(Pullman 83). Lyra never wants to grow up, this book points out the benefits of being an adult. Throughout the book, you find that innocence is displayed and so is destiny. These were the motifs that can intrigue the reader. Lyra never wants to grow up, kinda like Peter Pan. Peter Pan is a young teen boy that does not want to leave Neverland. Leaving Neverland scared him almost as much as his fear of aging did. Like most teens when they start getting close to adulthood, Peter Pan loathes the idea of being an adult.
Having figurative language, motifs, and themes to help you through it. Two themes are taken place, one about politics and the other one is religion. Two motifs take charge, one about destiny and the other innocence. Figurative language takes the readers senses away leaving them breathless or even looking at something cute. In this book, the reader came across many things that can connect to now or later, or even based off of something or