Good And Evil: An Analysis Of Night Watch

Innocence and the Powers of Good and Evil: An Analysis of Night Watch
Introduction
“Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization” (Bennett). Innocence can by defined in many ways. Some believe that it is the lack of corruption, others believe that it is a lack of understanding, and some think it means that a person accused of a crime is not guilty. Everybody starts out innocent, and that innocence is lost with the development of maturity. The quote above was written by Bo Bennett in his book, Year to Success. The quote’s basic meaning is that people mature and become smarter and more
Despite being born in Kazakhstan, he is a Russian fantasy writer ("Biography"). He currently has a wife, Sonya, and two children. He attended college to become a therapist. In 1996, Lukyanenko moved to Moscow, Russia, where he started his writing career. He found it hard to write at first and was in a "Science Fiction ghetto" ("Biography"). He finally broke through that "ghetto" with the publication of Night Watch, one of his most popular and most memorable books. According to his biography, the success of Night Watch was due to the revitalization of the Russian movie industry. Sergei Lukyanenko has released two movies out of the Watch series, Night Watch and Day Watch (IMDb, "Sergei Lukyanenko"). These movies have undoubtedly added to the success of his writings. Lukyanenko has received 37 awards for his writings, with most being due to the Watch series ("Awards"). He has many influences, and "Lukyanenko himself said that his work has been heavily influenced by that of Robert A. Heinlein, the Strugatsky brothers, and Vladislav Krapivin" ("Biography").
Although no official time period was given in Night Watch, it is reasonable to estimate that the story took place in the 1990s since the book was released in 1998 ("Russian Edition"). The story also mentions the Sony Walkman, a popular music player at this specific time period. The 1980s and 1990s were periods of high conflict involving the Soviet Union (Ries). At this time, the
Anton is worried about Svetlana’s increasing power level and their relationship. Anton discovers that a man from Uzbekistan has brought an artifact, a piece of chalk that can rewrite a person’s destiny. Svetlana, who is now a powerful light magician, is to use the chalk to rewrite Egor’s destiny. Anton, Boris, Svetlana, Zabulon, Egor, and Maxim all gather on a rooftop where the ritual is to happen. A storm is approaching, and Anton uses a spell on himself rather than a spell to get rid of the storm. Svetlana erases parts of Egor’s destiny, and he loses the destiny of becoming a dark magician. Meanwhile, Olga rewrote the destiny of an unknown person. It is revealed that the purpose of the events was to restore the love between Olga and Boris. The story