Thursday 10 September 2009

Charaterzation In THe Killing

By Robert Muchamore

The Killing is a book by Robert Muchamore in where James is the protagonist trying to catch bad people, in a small town with and other agent Dave. I think that Robert has done an excellent job on letting us know about James.

On page 84 Robert shows how much James cares about not having any friends, even though it was his own fault. When Robert makes James say "Lauren" James shouted she stop and said "what" James shrugged. "I don't know......stay with me for a bit, watch T.V. I feel like being on my own. "I've got a party to go to on my floor and p;us it's not my fault your miserable" she said slamming the door behind her

On page 113 Robert shows how James is a protagonist by being friends with the criminal's son by when Robert wrote, "Your my balcony buddy James" Max said "its also good to have an Arsenal fan around this neighbourhood" James grinned "looks like we are an endangered species in this part of town" The two chated on and on.

On the blurb Robert shows the main proplem in this book by writing. Leon is a small-time crookwho's ridden his luck for three decades. When he starts slashing big money around the cops are desperate to know where it came from. James is sent on mission but there is only one problem the only person that could know the truth fell to his death thirteen months earlier.

2 comments:

Ms Schwarzkopf said...

James sounds like a complex character. He wants friends enough to hang out with a criminal, but not enough to know how to be friends with a "nice" person? This sounds like an interesting book.

Michael said...

Your first example was pretty good, Thomas. I clearly see how James is wanting friends when he asks Lauren to stay. But then he says he wants to be alone. I'm reading a mixed message and cannot quite figure it out.

I've not read this book myself yet, but it looks like a good one.