Hex explains ‘em this way: “The Strangers live in the shadows, feeding off children like wolves, calling them into the dark where no one can see them and devouring them. When your parents tell you to stay away from strangers, these predators are who they are unwittingly warning you about.”
What else in this book lives in the shadows–what else is not what it seems?
In a book where sight is so important, what does it mean that Willem Kieft, First Adviser to the Mayor and the Rattle Watch’s fearsome emeny, is always described with a focus on his black eyes?
Read about the real Willem Kieft here:
http://www.nnp.org/nni/Publications/Dutch-American/kieft.html
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/indianwars/articles/kieftswar.aspx
So, as a Light, Rory has the power to give his sight to others; he can show them the way he sees. This happens with Bridget when they’re on their way to the Central Park Zoo; they stop to watch a rat and squirrel engage in a crazy kung fu fest. What do you think that’s all about? What does this power to let others see what you see mean? Have you ever had an experience like this?
