Monday, December 7, 2009

The Dew Breaker

I enjoy reading The Dew Breaker, because each chapter has some sort of connection with the others. I think it is interesting how the sequence of each chapter is not in order, so that it kind of confuses us, but makes us think at the same time. For example, the chapters "Book of the Dead" and "The Book of Miracles" should be switched, because in the first chapter, Ka is aware that her father was a prison guard and has committed many horrible crimes. However, in "The Book of Miracles", Ka's mother, Anne, only wishes that she could tell her daughter the truth about what a horrible man her father was in the past. Anne also feels that her husband's transformation is considered a "miracle", but she cannnot tell her daughter, so she decides to tell her other stories about miracles instead. The chapters "Seven" and "Waterchild" should also be switched, because in "Waterchild", Nadine's ex boyfriend is Eric, who is also the husband is "Seven". However, Eric disconnects his phone number once his wife returns home so that he will not get caught cheating with Nadine, but in "Waterchild", Eric's phone is not yet disconnected.

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