Two Wolves
This term, we are reading the novel "Two Wolves" by Tristan Bancks. This is an intriguing novel that fits the genres of mystery, suspense and crime. So far, this novel has been based around the main character named Ben Silver who lives in Sydney and aspires to be a dectective or police officer. Police turn up at his home, searching for his parents but we do not yet know why. Ben and his sister Olive are taken on a "surprise holiday" that is very rushed and hurried. Ben's parents are acting very abnormal about this, phones need to be turned off and Dad's driving is very rash, he is speeding. They are all given "holiday haircuts" by Mum. These are very strange haircuts, which we can tell by the description and they have to stay in a cabin in the forest, and also got a new second hand car to use. This is all very strange for a "holiday". Due to these reasons, I infer/predict that Ben's parents have committed a crime and done something wrong that requires police intervention, and they are trying to blend in and make an escape so that they are not found out by the police and have to face charges. I also predict that, with Ben's smarts and dectective aspirations and knowledge, Ben will uncover what has really happened later in the plot and find out what his parents have done.
In this novel, I have noticed how Tristan Bancks (the author) skips a little bit of the plot while tranferring from chapter to chapter. For example, let's take chapters 2 to 3. At the end of chapter 2, Ben and his family are with Uncle Chris at his garage getting a new holiday car. At the initiation of chapter 3, Ben is receiving a haircut form his mother in a motel bathroom. So, between these chapters, we can infer Ben and his family arrived at a motel and checked in, then went to the bathroom to get haircuts from Mum, which I infer this is to disguise themselves from the police. I think this strategy is to provoke the reader to think, predict and make inferences to engage the reader. This especially assists to add suspense in these mystery/crime themed novels.
In this novel, I have noticed how Tristan Bancks (the author) skips a little bit of the plot while tranferring from chapter to chapter. For example, let's take chapters 2 to 3. At the end of chapter 2, Ben and his family are with Uncle Chris at his garage getting a new holiday car. At the initiation of chapter 3, Ben is receiving a haircut form his mother in a motel bathroom. So, between these chapters, we can infer Ben and his family arrived at a motel and checked in, then went to the bathroom to get haircuts from Mum, which I infer this is to disguise themselves from the police. I think this strategy is to provoke the reader to think, predict and make inferences to engage the reader. This especially assists to add suspense in these mystery/crime themed novels.
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