Pg. 113-114 "Before Victor could go on, a door opened behind him. 'Father,' a boy's voice said, 'I think the cat's sick...'
'Scipio!' Dottor Massimo's face turned purple with anger."...... "This was the boy who had so innocently asked Victor at the time, just before he and his friends had tricked him."
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This to me was the 'oh my gosh' of the entire book. I had no idea that this was the life Scipio was hiding from his friends. It was like everything else started to make sense. I had my suspiscions before about where he was going at night and why he wasn't with them all the time, but this was definitely the moment I said 'ah ha!'. To think this whole time he was living in such a palace, and having his friends live there in the old theatre. At first it really made me not like Scipio at all, but then I began to think... this child is tormented by his father who is really a mean guy, and the kid is wanting to help these kids, that I believe he truly feels sorry for. He finds the only place he can really get his hands on, his father's theatre, and gives them a place to live. I didn't like the fact he lied to them about his life and him being the 'Thief Lord'. I thought that was very low of him to give them this false sense of leadership. When I had read that part in the book, I did stop and say man these other kids are going to give him heck! Who wouldn't? He could have been more honest with them and still have helped them. I do think he wished at times he was with them instead of at home because of his father and how he was treated. His father sounds like a scary man! I could only imagine the fear he had of him. This point in the book was the first climax I think, and it really throws the reader for a wild ride.
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I thought this part was interesting because you finally got a sense of what kind of person Scipio was and a little bit more about his life. I also think the only reason he was helping this kids is because he felt sorry for them and it made him feel better and keep him being home with his mean father.
ReplyDeleteI had my suspicions about Scipio too. It just didn't seem right to be the "leader" and not stay with the other kids. I was very shocked when the others found his mansion and realized who the 'true' Scipio was. He was definitely taking up for the kids because of his own family life. It was his only escape from his mean father. He was a child with a good imagination, but he had to be sneaky and smart in all situations.
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