Bod was born to change the world, but when he toddled into a graveyard after the man Jack kills his parents and sister, his world begins to change first. He is taken in by the ghosts of the grave and raised in the ways of the undead. The skills he learns are soon put to the test when he learns that the man Jack is still searching for him and will go to the end of the undead earth to capture him and avoid the prophecy from coming to fruition.
Gaiman, N., & McKean, D. (2008). The Graveyard book. New York, NY: HarperCollins.
- Evaluation Criteria
- Setting and Theme
- The setting of this fantasy novel is central to every element of the story: the graveyard. Every detail of the graveyard is mapped out for the reader from the moment baby Bod toddles into at. As the seasons change, the leaves fall in the graveyard and the snow begins to fall. The condition of each gravestones are revealed and the changing times outside of the suspended reality of the graveyard, all helping the reader “...see, hear, and feel the setting as they read the description.”
- The classic themes of good versus evil and good always wins drives the plot of this fantasy novel. The book begins with great evil: the man Jack is killing Bod’s family. But, good prevails and Bod is saved by the souls in the graveyard. He is further protected and raised by them until he is a young man. Despite the fact that the man Jack and his group of the Jack of All Trades is pursuing him to prevent the demise of their own evil group, goodness rises above and Bod, along with the help of others, is able to defeat the evil that has been chasing him his entire life.
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