Summary Of Inkheart
Inkheart is a heart wrenching, adventure, and fantasy book about the adventures of Meggie, Moe, dustfinger, and a few others exploring the consequences of Moe’s powers. We start off learning about Meggie. Her characteristics, her thoughts, her emotions. Meggie is a very head-strong brave character, who would take on the world for her father if she could.
“Meggie wanted to ask: But why do we have to go now! But she didn’t. Nor did she ask if he had forgotten that he was meeting someone midday. She was too afraid of the answers- and she didn’t want Moe to lie to her again.”(14).
This story starts off telling about Meggie and her beloved books, but all of that changes when she sees a strange man at her door. Capricorn is on Meggie and Moe’s trail. A …show more content…
newcomer called Dustfinger recently showed up, warning “silvertongue” (Moe) about him. One very important event that happen in the story is when Meggie learns she shares her father’s gift to read characters out of stories.
““Peter Pan.” He looked at the book, then the fairy, then at the book again
“I didn’t mean to do it!” whispered Meggie. “Really I didn’t.”” (364).
The biggest surprise in my opinion about the book is when you find out that Meggie’s mother is alive, but not well. We learn that she was read out of the book, but lost her voice and forced to be put at work in Capricorn’s village. Meggie starts off as a nerdy, bookworm type of girl. But this rollercoaster of a story she is forced to go on has turned her into an adventurous, curious, independant person.
“She had never done such a thing before- imagine tearing a page out of a book!- but now she had to.”
Inkheart is told through the eyes of a young 12yr girl named Meggie.
The narrator can see most important details, depending on what person we’re following during that specific chapter. We would be put in a lot more suspense if the narrator didn’t switch perspectives. This book is beloved by teens, and young adults everywhere with good reason.
The type of style of the book is more serious, of course it has it’s funny moment, and cheesy moments, but the suspense really embodies the book. Most of the book is just explaining the character’s outlook on the events.
“The marten had been restless ever since darkness fell. He wanted to go hunting.” (.116)
Dustfinger is the only one who knows of his marten, Gwin’s, habits. So this shows that even though Meggie is the main focus, we switch perspectives depending on the situation. ”My last performance, in a way, thought Dustfinger. Perhaps it will turn out that all of this was only a bad dream, and I just had to die to get home again? A nice idea, if only he could have believed in it.” (403) This shows the subtle hint of different elements of Dustfinger’s character. His performing, his homesickness, and his doubt. Which is found in most of her
writing.
”what do you think? The shadow must kill them all!” Meggie whispered back. “How else are we ever going to get home or rescue my mother?” In the whole book there is always a hint of death and coldness in Meggie, this shows some of the amazing character development in this book.
This story, because it’s mostly told through the eyes of Meggie, is very told in a very hopeful way that also shows signs of perseverance.
”we’re all right and i can do it, too, Moe! I read out Tinker Bell out of her book, and when it gets dark tomorrow Capricorn wants me to bring the shadow out of Inkheart to come and kill Dustfinger.”(p.398)
Even though Meggie is captured by Capricorn and forced to read things out of books, she still says “we’re all right”.
”Meggie tried to tell him with her eyes: We’re going to rescue you. It won’t work out the way Capricorn expects, believe me!”(p.445)
Things aren’t set in stone yet, and yet Meggie still knows in her heart that things will work out for the best.
Getting kids to read is the main goal of Inkheart. Inkheart shows how magical and adventurous reading a book can be.
““only to open a book to be back where you first read it. It will all come to your mind with the very first words: the sights you saw in that place, what it smelled like, the ice cream you ate while you were reading it… yes, books are like flypaper-memories cling to the printed page.”” (p.15)
When I finished the book, I was left feeling unsatisfied. There are so many things left to the reader’s imagination.
““but it was different!” cried Elinor. “There were no cars- suppose the fairies fly into a windshield””(p.533)
Capricorn is the most important character in Inkheart. He is the most important character because without the true evil of him, the book wouldn’t have it’s amazing elaborate plot
.““Capricorn would feed the bird to the cat on purpose, just to watch it being torn apart, and the little creature’s screeching and struggling would be as sweet as honey to him”” (p.25)
“Meggie wanted to ask: But why do we have to go now! But she didn’t. Nor did she ask if he had forgotten that he was meeting someone midday. She was too afraid of the answers- and she didn’t want Moe to lie to her again.”(14).
This story starts off telling about Meggie and her beloved books, but all of that changes when she sees a strange man at her door. Capricorn is on Meggie and Moe’s trail. A …show more content…
newcomer called Dustfinger recently showed up, warning “silvertongue” (Moe) about him. One very important event that happen in the story is when Meggie learns she shares her father’s gift to read characters out of stories.
““Peter Pan.” He looked at the book, then the fairy, then at the book again
“I didn’t mean to do it!” whispered Meggie. “Really I didn’t.”” (364).
The biggest surprise in my opinion about the book is when you find out that Meggie’s mother is alive, but not well. We learn that she was read out of the book, but lost her voice and forced to be put at work in Capricorn’s village. Meggie starts off as a nerdy, bookworm type of girl. But this rollercoaster of a story she is forced to go on has turned her into an adventurous, curious, independant person.
“She had never done such a thing before- imagine tearing a page out of a book!- but now she had to.”
Inkheart is told through the eyes of a young 12yr girl named Meggie.
The narrator can see most important details, depending on what person we’re following during that specific chapter. We would be put in a lot more suspense if the narrator didn’t switch perspectives. This book is beloved by teens, and young adults everywhere with good reason.
The type of style of the book is more serious, of course it has it’s funny moment, and cheesy moments, but the suspense really embodies the book. Most of the book is just explaining the character’s outlook on the events.
“The marten had been restless ever since darkness fell. He wanted to go hunting.” (.116)
Dustfinger is the only one who knows of his marten, Gwin’s, habits. So this shows that even though Meggie is the main focus, we switch perspectives depending on the situation. ”My last performance, in a way, thought Dustfinger. Perhaps it will turn out that all of this was only a bad dream, and I just had to die to get home again? A nice idea, if only he could have believed in it.” (403) This shows the subtle hint of different elements of Dustfinger’s character. His performing, his homesickness, and his doubt. Which is found in most of her
writing.
”what do you think? The shadow must kill them all!” Meggie whispered back. “How else are we ever going to get home or rescue my mother?” In the whole book there is always a hint of death and coldness in Meggie, this shows some of the amazing character development in this book.
This story, because it’s mostly told through the eyes of Meggie, is very told in a very hopeful way that also shows signs of perseverance.
”we’re all right and i can do it, too, Moe! I read out Tinker Bell out of her book, and when it gets dark tomorrow Capricorn wants me to bring the shadow out of Inkheart to come and kill Dustfinger.”(p.398)
Even though Meggie is captured by Capricorn and forced to read things out of books, she still says “we’re all right”.
”Meggie tried to tell him with her eyes: We’re going to rescue you. It won’t work out the way Capricorn expects, believe me!”(p.445)
Things aren’t set in stone yet, and yet Meggie still knows in her heart that things will work out for the best.
Getting kids to read is the main goal of Inkheart. Inkheart shows how magical and adventurous reading a book can be.
““only to open a book to be back where you first read it. It will all come to your mind with the very first words: the sights you saw in that place, what it smelled like, the ice cream you ate while you were reading it… yes, books are like flypaper-memories cling to the printed page.”” (p.15)
When I finished the book, I was left feeling unsatisfied. There are so many things left to the reader’s imagination.
““but it was different!” cried Elinor. “There were no cars- suppose the fairies fly into a windshield””(p.533)
Capricorn is the most important character in Inkheart. He is the most important character because without the true evil of him, the book wouldn’t have it’s amazing elaborate plot
.““Capricorn would feed the bird to the cat on purpose, just to watch it being torn apart, and the little creature’s screeching and struggling would be as sweet as honey to him”” (p.25)