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The Eyes of the Dragon Essay
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1. The novel's title, The Eyes of the Dragon, holds great significance to the book. In the novel, King Roland, ruler of the city Delain, kills a dragon and promptly mounts it head on his bed room wall. King Roland's son, Thomas, discovers he can spy on his father using the dead dragon's eyes. By entering a secret room, next to King Roland's chambers, Thomas can look through two peep holes which align with the eyes of the dragon. Thomas has never received his father's attention. He is always overshadowed by his brother Peter. When Thomas discover's he can spend time with and watch his father, albeit without his father's knowing, Thomas is greatly intrigued. The title, The Eyes of the Dragon, is a symbol of how far Thomas is willing to go to have any connection with his father. He is willing to spy and spend all his night in isolation just to watch his father. The title and symbol also helps the reader understand how Thomas is damaged when he later sees his father murdered.
2. The Eyes of the Dragon is one of the few fantasy novels written by Stephen King. The novel revolves around fantasy elements such as kings, wizards, and dragons. The novel also has a family genre as many of the conflicts revolve around disputes between sibling, Thomas and Peter.
3. The novel, The Eyes of the Dragon, is written in objective 3rd person. Stephen King is omniscent throughout the novel. He is able to tell the feelings of multiple charactars throughout different chapters. In the novel, Stephen King consistently breaks away from the story, to provide his opinion on recent events in the story. When Thomas was first introduced to the story, Stephen King explained his unbiased reasoning on why readers may thing Thomas is a villain, anti hero, or victim.
4. The story takes place in the Kingdom of Delain, a fictional kingdom, which resembles medieval folklore. Delain is actually part of a much larger universe, In-Worlds, which contains many other of Stephen King’s novels. The

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