P. 29-33
In this section of the book, Leo is in what seems to be a casino of some sort. she has just started her journey to find Bri with Fra Umberto. They have been crawling on a long flight of stairs when she suddenly ended up here, in a room full of people. She doesnt know where Fra Umberto is anymore. Leo runs into a women in a tiny dress, who she soon realizes is her aunt. She quickly reminices on the relationship she used to have with her aunt, and how she always dreaded visiting her. She talks to her aunt and tells her about how she is looking for Bri. Leo asks her aunt where she should look, but her aunt offers her no help, and says she hasnt seen him. She then zips up her aunt’s dress, because iti si comnig undone. then a loud siren goes off, and her aunt, along with everyone else in the huge room, start to run towards the noise likne maniacs, stepping all over each other. Fra Umberto then found Leo, told her they were just having fun, and the two of them left.
This section has significance becuase it is on of the first placesshe arrives at in her journey to find Bri. Also, it brought forth a part of her personal life. i think if Apeiron were a real game, this part would be a challenge for Leo because she is dealing with someone in her past that she didnt get along with.
As the scene plays out, Leo is reminising on the relationship she had with her aunt in the past. She remembers an incident where she tried to be mean to her aunt by sticking her toungue in her mouth, but her aunt only laughed and made fun of her. this makes leo hateful towards her. Her hatred shows when she talks about being disgusted by touching her and helping her zip up her dress.
What goes on in this scene and how Leo reacts to it are very important . this scene is an opening to her adventure, and portrays some difficulties she may face, like dealing with peope from her past. However Leo’s thoughts and actions also are significant in the sense that they portray how she will handle the difficulties that come her way.
October 16, 2007 at 7:26 pm
nicely done. i enjoyed reading about ur take on this scene. i completely agree wiht y this scene is important.
October 18, 2007 at 6:25 pm
I agree, good point, this scene is rather important and once again her personal life does follow her in Aperion. Aperion seems to be a place where Leo goes to escape trhe real world and her problems put scenes like this prove her that she cant.
October 29, 2007 at 11:41 pm
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