Chapter 29, “Another Visit” 9 or so paragraphs from the end of this chapter
“Snowflakes whirled through the alley. They fell so thickly from the off-white sky that Bo squeezed his eyes shut. Suddenly everything was grey and white-as if someone had erased all the colours of the city while they were in the shop”“They only had eyes for the snow. The cold flakes settled on their faces and their hair. Bo gleefully licked one off his nose. He stretched his arms wide as if he wanted to catch them all. Hornet just looked up at the sky, blinking. It hadn’t snowed in Venice for years. The people they passed looked just as enchanted as the children. Even the shop assistants stepped into the street to look up at the sky.”
As I read this passage I could feel what the children were feeling. The words such as whirled and settled brought the sounds of snow in my mind. Descriptions such as fell thickly,cold, grey and white, the city being erased of all it’s colors brought a vivid picture to me of what the snow looked like. Gleefully, stretched, blinking, enchanted are all descriptions of what the children and every one else in Venice were feeling after seeing the snow.
This passage made me remember the very few times that it snows in North Carolina. It made me remember watching the news and hearing that it is going to snow and waking up and actually seeing the snow. It made me remember my childhood, when I would go out in the new fallen snow and I, like Bo, would squeeze my eyes shut and just let the flakes fall on me. There is something magical about seeing the place where you live covered with snow. It just brings an unexplainable peace, rest and carefree feeling to you. The shop assistants reminded me of people around this area when the first snow comes, everyone just stands and looks at it in amazement. It reminded of how I still feel to this day. I revert back to my childhood when it snows. I stand gleefully in the snow letting it pour down on me, I go sledding, I make snowmen, and I just enjoy the precious gift of snow. This passage brought up so many memories of snow for me. I really enjoyed it.
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This is lovely. Snow is always an positive experience. Residents in Burke County are shocked and appalled when it snows. The description of colors made the story believable. I was there with Bo looking at the snow too.
ReplyDeleteI loved how your post has to do with the enchantment of snow. It really is magical to watch the snowflakes fall, and it's great fun to play in it too. Thank you for sharing such special,sparkly wintery memories!
ReplyDeleteI love my childhood snow memories as well. It's funny how we southerners think of snow! What I also loved about this passage is the symbolism involved in the snow. It is an extremely rare event of purity. It foreshadows the ending of the book. The unexpected, rare and wonderful abound in The Thief Lord.
ReplyDeleteI love this passage. It reminds me of the first time I ever saw snow. The wonder and excitment of it. Wondering did some one come out and erase all of the colors away. It wasn't until I went outside that I discovered the truth.
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