Title:The Watcher
Author: James Howe
The Watcher is a short read but has a lot of in depth meaning to it. The story takes place in a beach setting. There three main characters; Margaret who is an outsider, who just comes to the beach and sit and just watch people. What she intently watches is families, “perfect” families. The other character’s name is Chris. He is a life guard at the beach. He can’t concentrate on his work or anything else, since he is missing his older brother. He wants his older brother to be alive and hang around with him. Therefore the thought of his brother being dead makes Chris not to be in a normal state. The last character is Evan. Even though Margaret and Chris think that Evan’s family is the perfect one, but inside the family is breaking apart. The story continues on Margaret being kept on staring at Chris and Evan. They also find it awkward that she is always watching them. Margaret wants Chris to be her guiding angel and Evan to be her brother. The reason why Margaret wants another family is revealed at the end. Also at the end, Chris and Evan are the one that rescue Margaret from a risky situation.
You might be thinking that the watcher refers to Margaret, but it actually refers to us. How many, individuals are in our society, how we all watch wrongful activities, and see people who have emotional problems, and how we continue watching every day and the way we don’t do anything about it, we continue to ignore it. continue making fun of it, and continue watching . So, overall we are watchers in this world, where the code of silence is rarely broken.
I will reccommend this book for all of you. Even though it was a little boring, the themes and the connections in our book makes it more interesting.
Author: James Howe
The Watcher is a short read but has a lot of in depth meaning to it. The story takes place in a beach setting. There three main characters; Margaret who is an outsider, who just comes to the beach and sit and just watch people. What she intently watches is families, “perfect” families. The other character’s name is Chris. He is a life guard at the beach. He can’t concentrate on his work or anything else, since he is missing his older brother. He wants his older brother to be alive and hang around with him. Therefore the thought of his brother being dead makes Chris not to be in a normal state. The last character is Evan. Even though Margaret and Chris think that Evan’s family is the perfect one, but inside the family is breaking apart. The story continues on Margaret being kept on staring at Chris and Evan. They also find it awkward that she is always watching them. Margaret wants Chris to be her guiding angel and Evan to be her brother. The reason why Margaret wants another family is revealed at the end. Also at the end, Chris and Evan are the one that rescue Margaret from a risky situation.
You might be thinking that the watcher refers to Margaret, but it actually refers to us. How many, individuals are in our society, how we all watch wrongful activities, and see people who have emotional problems, and how we continue watching every day and the way we don’t do anything about it, we continue to ignore it. continue making fun of it, and continue watching . So, overall we are watchers in this world, where the code of silence is rarely broken.
I will reccommend this book for all of you. Even though it was a little boring, the themes and the connections in our book makes it more interesting.
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