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Thursday, September 10, 2015

Death in the Air-Shane Peacock Protagonist and Antagonist



Death in the Air
Shane Peacock
Pages Read 1-60
Pages 254
Second Person Perspective

       Death in the Air is a mystery novel written by Shane Peacock, it was published in 2008 by Tundra Books.
       The protagonist, main character, of the story is Sherlock Holmes. He is thirteen years old. He is a tall, black haired, hawk-like nosed, grey eyed genius. He is a determined boy, due to the awful event that occurred recently, which filled him with sadness as well. The death of  Sherlock's mother moved him closer to his dream of being a detective than he could have imagined. After her death, he convinced himself that even he must show no emotion, he pushed himself so far that he stopped all of his friendships to work on his detective skills. Without his mental strength, willingness to learn and confidence, he would never be able to achieve what he has since his mother died. Nobody else would be able to watch a man die right next to them and then force themselves not to panic but to observe the scene and think straight. Nobody would be confident enough to take on a case involving a brutal murder all alone and inexperienced at the age of thirteen.
       However, to fight bad, Sherlock Holmes uses bad. He isn't entirely principled, it seams that he doesn't mind using others peoples wrong doings to help him go further, using other people a bit does not seam to bother Sherlock, he is slightly self-centered. His determination seams to be his strongest point, at no scene so far, does evidence from the book support that the young Holmes is incredibly caring. There haven't been any actions that were only taken due to somebody else, all his actions seem to revolve around him.
       So far, there have been no meetings with the antagonist, but he must have been swift, well coordinated and both physically and mentally clever. As the murderer(s) must have made to perfectly calculated cuts in a trapeze bar in front of hundreds of people without being seen. The murder may have been to improve his/her/their jobs (taking out a main circus star) or an act of jealousy. I assume that the antagonist will be an experienced criminal, ruthless and accompanied. He may be doing it as an order...

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