Vision in Silver 210-316


As I move forward in the novel, I think one of my favorite characteristics of the world that Anne Bishop has built is the way that the adult terra indigene treat children. Lizzy being introduced to the courtyard has caused so much more stress than you would assume a young child could bring, but the young are meant to be well-behaved and well-disciplined, and Lizzy seems to be the opposite of that.

Meg's reaction to Lizzy wanting to ride the ponies startled me, cutting for a blood prophet has been held as a sort of last resort throughout the novel so far and she didn't seem to hesitate at all. Putting Nathan in danger wasn't a concern to her at all at the moment. This is the most out of control we've seen Meg in the novel so far.

Tensions are definitely rising between humans and the terra indigene. I'm really hoping we can see a confrontation between the Lakeside Courtyard and Nicholas Scratch, as far as villains go I think it's interesting that Bishop is playing on the idea of a political leader as the instigator. Especially in today's current events politics have been the root of tons of argument.

As I mentioned in my last post I'm still hoping we can see some more character development, but I've really been liking the character interactions we've seen, how a character interacts with others is a huge part of their personality. With the amount of characters in the novel I'm impressed with how well Bishop has distinguished them all with individual characteristics.

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  1. UnknownNovember 18, 2017 at 2:22 PM

    Like the Others I too was frustrated with Lizzy. She seems to be raised by Humans only, when she was with her mother. They obliviously haven't introduced how to act around other creatures. Meg also, irritated me because she lacked the ability to remove herself from a potentially dangerous situation. Meg needs to realize that she can't put herself in situations were she is at risk from too much information. As for the relationship between terra indigene, and the humans this feud is going to boil over, and turn into a fight. A fight for resources and mainly the land that both sides think they need.

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  2. Elizabeth McCreeryNovember 18, 2017 at 5:38 PM

    I agree that it’s amazing that Bishop could build so many characters and still keep their personalities distinguished. Although, most of the characters seems almost formal so far. They all have different views on things, but I think it’s the way they speak to each other when it’s a terra indigene to a human that makes it formal. It’s almost like they feel they need to be careful what they say to each other, even though they definitely speak whatever is on their minds. Lizzy on the other hand acts just the same way a child would. She’s not like Sam who has his wild side but is still very proper. She whines and acts like a brat because she thinks she can get away with it now. I do like her ask a character, though I may be a bit biased because we share a name.

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