Im The King Of The Castle Kingshaw Quotes
The Susan Hill novel ‘I’m The King of The Castle’ shows how much terror Kingshaw has to go through every day. Kingshaw is a weak character as we can tell through his being a willing victim, his timidity and his overt fear of a variety of things other than the crow. When the wings of the crow began to hit his face Kingshaw ‘gave a sudden, dry sob’ as he was clearly very frightened of the attack at that point. It seems metaphorically the crow is actually bigger than Kingshaw the human. This symbolizes that Kingshaw is easily victimized by anything, just like how he gets bullied by Hooper. It is terrifying how he could hear ‘the sound of his own blood pumping through his ears’ shows the reader that Kingshaw has an over sensitive imagination
on himself. After lying on the grass, ‘He got unsteadily to his feet, taking in deep, desperate breaths of the close air’ proves that he is so desperately insecure and lacking of confidence to face with the crow. Hill suggests that the crow literally takes control of Kingshaw not only physically but also emotionally. Kingshaw chooses to let the crow take the advantage of him and he can not show the audience that he is capable to cope with it. Kingshaw is wrong for thinking himself being safe for now. He ‘lay and closed his eyes and felt the claws of the bird… began to scream in queer.’ Somehow he can never win this battle with the crow, in other words Hooper. The crow symbolizes Hooper who is trying to torment him, no matter what happens. Because Kingshaw hates her mother for being concerned with superficial things, he ‘wanted to go to his mother…but he never did go to her,’ as his mother does not seem to care. So he has no one to go to for help and this creates some kind of isolation that Kingshaw is facing. Hill expresses the contrast that Hooper is merciless person and sadistic while Kingshaw is vulnerable and fearful. Hooper enjoys the pain that Kingshaw is going through when he watchesl from his window. Hill vividly conveys his terrors through Hooper and the crow. Hill chooses the crow as an important symbolism of the novel that creates Kingshaw’s terror. Hill conveys the reader Kingshaw’s fear by his sensitivity and insecurity of dealing with the crow. It makes Kingshaw to become desperate to escape from the crow.
on himself. After lying on the grass, ‘He got unsteadily to his feet, taking in deep, desperate breaths of the close air’ proves that he is so desperately insecure and lacking of confidence to face with the crow. Hill suggests that the crow literally takes control of Kingshaw not only physically but also emotionally. Kingshaw chooses to let the crow take the advantage of him and he can not show the audience that he is capable to cope with it. Kingshaw is wrong for thinking himself being safe for now. He ‘lay and closed his eyes and felt the claws of the bird… began to scream in queer.’ Somehow he can never win this battle with the crow, in other words Hooper. The crow symbolizes Hooper who is trying to torment him, no matter what happens. Because Kingshaw hates her mother for being concerned with superficial things, he ‘wanted to go to his mother…but he never did go to her,’ as his mother does not seem to care. So he has no one to go to for help and this creates some kind of isolation that Kingshaw is facing. Hill expresses the contrast that Hooper is merciless person and sadistic while Kingshaw is vulnerable and fearful. Hooper enjoys the pain that Kingshaw is going through when he watchesl from his window. Hill vividly conveys his terrors through Hooper and the crow. Hill chooses the crow as an important symbolism of the novel that creates Kingshaw’s terror. Hill conveys the reader Kingshaw’s fear by his sensitivity and insecurity of dealing with the crow. It makes Kingshaw to become desperate to escape from the crow.