Thief Of Always Quotes
The Thief of Always by Clive Barker is about Harvey Swick who entered a house of holidays run by a powerful being called Hood, he quickly discovers the house’s dark secrets. In this essay I will talk about the roles that Hood’s minions play in the book. There are 4 main minions that Hood controls, Rictus, Marr, Jive, and Carna, in this essay I won’t talk about Carna. I think Hood’s minions advance the plot a lot. I will tell you about the roles that Rictus, Marr, and Jive play in the book. Hood’s minion Rictus plays a big role in the story. Rictus says that questions are bad for everyone, so that Harvey doesn’t question the Holiday House. When Harvey is first leaving his home to go with Rictus, Rictus says, “‘No questions, boy!’ … ’Questions
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Jive is the persuader of the story, and persuades Harvey in the story. When Rictus is first taking Harvey to the holiday house, Rictus says, “‘I'm not here to do a great song and dance persuading you. I got a friend called Jive does that’“ (7). I think that Rictus talks like that to use reverse psychology on Harvey. He does this by saying that he doesn’t persuade people to come to the holiday house, he just smiles. But in doing this he has given us a clue that Jive persuades people. Jive persuades Harvey to bite Wendell. When Harvey was in front of Wendell scaring him, Jive says, “‘I'm not here to do a great song and dance persuading you. I got a friend called Jive does that’“ ( 7 ). I think that Rictus talks like that to use reverse psychology on Harvey. He does this by saying that he doesn’t persuade people to come to the holiday house, he just smiles. But in doing this he has given us a clue that Jive persuades people. Jive persuades Harvey to bite Wendell. When Harvey was in front of Wendell scaring him, Jive says, "’Go on. Drink a little of his blood. Why not? The fat's no good, but the blood's hot, the blood's tasty’"(47). I think that Jive tries to persuade Harvey to drink Wendells blood because then Harvey would become a ‘vampire’ like Hood. This would allow Hood to influence Harvey to stay with him. Overall Jive plays a big role in the story by being the persuader of the
Jive is the persuader of the story, and persuades Harvey in the story. When Rictus is first taking Harvey to the holiday house, Rictus says, “‘I'm not here to do a great song and dance persuading you. I got a friend called Jive does that’“ (7). I think that Rictus talks like that to use reverse psychology on Harvey. He does this by saying that he doesn’t persuade people to come to the holiday house, he just smiles. But in doing this he has given us a clue that Jive persuades people. Jive persuades Harvey to bite Wendell. When Harvey was in front of Wendell scaring him, Jive says, “‘I'm not here to do a great song and dance persuading you. I got a friend called Jive does that’“ ( 7 ). I think that Rictus talks like that to use reverse psychology on Harvey. He does this by saying that he doesn’t persuade people to come to the holiday house, he just smiles. But in doing this he has given us a clue that Jive persuades people. Jive persuades Harvey to bite Wendell. When Harvey was in front of Wendell scaring him, Jive says, "’Go on. Drink a little of his blood. Why not? The fat's no good, but the blood's hot, the blood's tasty’"(47). I think that Jive tries to persuade Harvey to drink Wendells blood because then Harvey would become a ‘vampire’ like Hood. This would allow Hood to influence Harvey to stay with him. Overall Jive plays a big role in the story by being the persuader of the