Monday, May 26, 2008

The Shadow Of The Wind(pgs.52-77)

In chunk three of The Shadow of the Wind, pages 52 through 77, the plot of the story rises in both suspense and drama. As Daniel continues his search to find information on Carax, the strange "man shadow" insists one night as Daniel goes for a walk, that he hand over his precious novel. Daniel rushes to Claras house in search of his book in hopes of securing it from the shadow who threatened Daniel. While at Clara's home, Daniel decides to peek into her room and witnesses Clara having sexual intercourse with Neri. Daniel is overcome with mixed emotions and finds himself gettinbg beat by Neri's fists. Daniel later returns home to his father whom delivers a message from Clara to Daniel. Daniels response is that he will never again speak to Clara.
*Do you believe Daniel will really ignore Clara and forget about her so easily?
*Why do you think the shadow man wants The Shadow of the Wind so badly?

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