Shadow of the Miniotaur

How Is Phoenix Presented In The Novel? Shadow Of The Minotaur By Kathy Tang 8I
Shadow of the Minotaur is a book written by an author named Alan Gibbons about a young boy named Phoenix who gets muddled up between fantasy and reality. The fantasy world that Phoenix imagines himself living in is a game called “The Legendeer” that his dad a game creator is working on. The reality world that Phoenix is actually living in is made up of two places: his home where he lives with his mum and dad and at school where he gets bullied most of the time and only has one friend. It is also as if Phoenix is living three different lives: the game life, the home life and the school life In the early chapters of the book Phoenix shows that he is a determined character and shows a competitive side of him. “He wasn’t meant to lose and there weren’t meant to be witnesses to his defeat” This shows that Phoenix is a type of person that doesn’t like to lose and is strong-minded when it comes to games. As the first chapter is based on a game world, it shows that Phoenix is aggressive when it comes to games and is a character that set’s his mind on winning only. On the other hand, throughout the book readers see the change of person that Phoenix is in the real world where he has to face different dilemmas of life. The fact that Phoenix is a competitive person but loses at times foreshadows the books as Phoenix has to overcome fears and difficulties but sometimes he cannot overcome all of them. In school Phoenix presents himself as a young boy who has a lack of confidence and is afraid to stick up for himself. “The name,’ Phoenix growled ‘is Phoenix” The word “growled” connotes anger and irritation. It also suggests that Phoenix doesn’t want to be treated like this so he is