1. There are no "villains" among the characters in this book. How does Nesbit deal with evil, or does she simply omit it from the world of her story?
2. How are attitudes toward magic and actions under the influence of magic related to the character? Gerald's behavior while invisible, for example, is quite different from that of the maid Eliza, or of his sister, Kathleen.
3. How does Nesbit achieve credibility in her magic scenes? How does she make the various transformations seem convincing? The protagonists become invisible, or they are turned into statues.
What literary techniques make these scenes convincing to the reader?
4. Two of the most imaginative episodes in.....
This is a free excerpt of 116 words. This section contains 224 words. This
Short Guide contains 2,950 words (approx. 10 pages at 300
words per page).
Read the rest of this Short Guide with our The Enchanted Castle Access Pass.
