Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Respond to novel - Chap.2,3

By chapter by chapter, it is getting more interesting about figuring out about new words or the other new character , such as the words "Alethimeter", "Dust", or the new character "Mrs.Coulter" who appears in the end of the chapter 3. On Chapter 2, Lord Asriel makes Lyra to keep hiding in the wardrobe and listen to the every single word what Master says. Therefore, with no choice, otherwise she was also curious about the wine, she agrees to hide herself. During her uncle's speech, she hears all the things that the Master and the Librarian whispering, and she was also curious about one part of her uncle's lecture which he'd mentioned about the Dust.

However, on chapter 3, the author mentions about the whole history and rumor and the things people saying about the 'kidnapping group' called "Gobblers". According to the rumor, this is some kind of mysterious group who steals little children. Also, a beautiful young lady with her daemon golden monkey is the person who attracts the children. At that time, Lyra founds out that Rogers, who is Lyra's best friend in Jordan College, was also missing. She tries to find, but he is nowhere. However, at that time her uncle introduces Lyra ,few of the persons concerned to him, but there was a woman with a golden monkey whose name is Mrs. Coulter.

In my opinion, Mrs.Coulter could be the person who is suspected by the Oxford people as a "Gobbler". First of all, I can only guess by her appearence, because that is the only thing that had mentioned until chapter 3. However, it ended with her name, so I believe she might be the person who is the 'Gobbler'. I think Lyra would be the main character who solves and finds about Mrs.Coulter and about the things happened to her friend, Roger.

2 comments:

K A said...

It's quite a way to end chapter 3, isn't it, with Lyra introduced to the "Gobbler"? :)

You seem to be following the storyline quite well. Good job!

masa said...

By the way, it was poisonous powder the Master put in the wine? Maybe,Yes? Who knows!
There are many myth in this story so far. Lyra doesn't exactly understand what Dust is, and Gobblers are still in people's rumor.. It takes long time to understand this story to me...