"The Gathering" by Isobelle Carmody portrays the dark side of human nature. It shows that man’s behaviour does not vary over long periods of time and across different cultures. It shows that each and every single person has an evil or dark side to them and it is whether they succumb to this evil or follow the paths of light and goodness that decide what kind of person they are. Cheshunt‚ where the story is set appears to be a fairly normal town. When Nathanial and his mother arrive‚ Nathanial instinctively
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The book "The Gathering" by Isobelle Carmody explored the theme of "Good VS Evil" in such an intricate manner that every aspect of the text‚ the characters‚ themes and her own message portrayal‚ all become involved. This means that the reader can understand the plot of the book‚ and will be able to clearly read the message being revealed by the three main aspects of it. Other minor things‚ such as the title of the book itself‚ contribute to the feelings of the reader‚ all of which are designed by
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Theme Carmody uses the "good vs evil" theme to show insight into what happens to Nathanial and his evil fighting gang‚ and how he struggles to break free of the darkness in Cheshunt. Nathanial is trying to fight the evil but his mother is stoping him without even knowing(the darkness is taking over her). Issues Nathanial struggles to fight the evil with bullys trying to persuade him‚ in their evil ways‚ to cross to The gathering(evil gang). His only friends are the "good" people and
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neither real nor logical. He has not been limited by others beliefs and judgements‚ but has let his imagination run wild. Carmody has used many techniques throughout her novel and an example of sound imagery‚ or more specifically alliteration‚ can be found when used to describe the white moths. "Large pallid eyes that gave off a sweet‚ suffocating smell." The active writings of Carmody accompanied with the exquisite drawings allow this book to be enjoyed by those of all ages. Engaging on a journey‚ be
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This essay is an analysis of the novel ‘The Gathering’ by Isobelle Carmody. The novel is about good and evil‚ inner struggle‚ human nature‚ conformity and individuality‚ friendship and cooperation. The main group character is Nathanial and he is in a teenager group‚ called ‘The Chain’. The people in the group are Nathanial‚ Nissa‚ Lallie‚ Seth‚ Danny and Indian. Nathanial is a new boy to the school because he and his mother have been moving frequently since his parents were divorced. Their house
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The Gathering is a novel written by Isobelle Carmody. The Gathering is a novel about a group of children who defeat Mr Karle‚ the evil leader of a group called the Gathering. I believe that the Gathering is about the triumph between good and evil but also about the self-discovery of different characters. The definition of triumph is “the fact of being successful or victorious.” The definition of self-discovery means “the process of acquiring insight into one’s own character.” The characters‚ Nathanial
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To an extent The Gathering portrays the dark side of human nature. A dark side of a human is the side that tells that human to do evil and bad things. The Gathering is a novel written by Isobelle Carmody. When the main character Nathanial and his mother move to a new town called Cheshunt he realises that something is terribly wrong. He soon finds himself in a group with four other people called the chain‚ fighting the dark‚ ancient evil that bruised Cheshunt a long time ago. A long time ago Cheshunt
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contingent on the present and can be affected by something we do or don’t do now. This perspective is especially true in Isobelle Carmody’s Obernewtyn‚ because in this novel‚ a dystopian society has arisen from circumstances very similar to the present. Although current technology and global relations have not yet reached the same level as the “Beforetime” in Obernewtyn‚ Carmody has made it clear to readers that we are approaching this point. In post-apocalyptic dystopias‚ a catastrophic event such
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Nathaniel‚ a teenage boy who has recently moved to the quiet outer suburban town of Cheshunt has developed and used resilience to overcome the challenges and problems that he faces in Isobelle Carmody’s The Gathering. The town is a mysterious place‚ and seems to have a lurking evil which Nathaniel and his friends strive to fight. Nathaniel uses resilience to overcome many challenges thrown at him in the book. Two examples would be his rocky relationship with his mother and when his much loved pet
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Reunion is one of the forms of a social gathering. This is the time when one gets to take a little time out of his busy schedule and meet up with the rest of the family. They eat together; adults talk about their businesses and teeners usually catch up on the latest gossip. In other words‚ having reunion bonds the whole family together"¦doesn’t it. Yesterday‚ I attended an event‚ a reunion. It was rather a peculiar reunion. The moment I stepped in‚ I can sense a very strong tension from each of
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