Knife Of Never Letting Go Themes

Theme, as defined by the Official Online Oxford English Dictionary, “is the subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, ect; a topic that often recurs throughout.” (OED, n. 3.d.). The Knife Of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness is a brilliant example of different types of themes. The theme of Choice, Manipulation, Rules, Gender, Age, Society and Guilt are all represented throughout the story. However, despite all of these great topics, the most important theme that is represented in the novel, in opinion, is the theme of Truth. The truth is hidden from the main character for a majority of the book and is a large part of the plot within the story. It would have been eventually revealed and that all hope will be lost by that point. The truth would eventually reveal us all. But what truth is depends on the belief of yourself and others. Without the
It was the Spackle that brought the terrible plague of noise to the men of New World. Since Todd was the final boy in all of Prentisstown, everyone else knew that it was not true. It was explained by Ben that this was a lie to cover up the wrongdoings of Mayor Prentiss and his minions. It was revealed that after the Spackle war, the noise drove Prentisstown men crazy which lead to the killings of all Prentisstown women including former mayor, Jessica Elizabeth. It was the main history of Prentisstown that was camouflaged by the webs of lies. The humans of New World banished Prentisstown men to a small area. The truth becomes a reality when boys become men and the web is finally cleared. It seem just more easier to blame the Spackle instead of the people that you grew up with and took care of you.Mayor Prentiss has the power to manipulate all men inside Prentisstown to behave exactly how he wants them to be by shadowing the truth. It is the truth in the main part of the plot, but Todd realizes that there was truth that can become such