Mister Monday and Keys to the Kingdom Essay -- Garth Nix

Mister Mon solar day and the keys to the KingdomMister Monday the offset moderate in the series Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix, is a baloney about an asthmatic boy named Arthur Penhaligon, who is forced into an adventure of mystery, turmoil, and understanding. This all begins on a Monday, his first day at a new school. This is the day Arthur is visited by a strange man who goes by the name Mister Monday, and is pass on a key that resembles the minute hand to an old fashioned measure and a strange book leaving him with the knowledge that he is so-called to die that day. When just aboutthing happens between Monday and his butler Sneezer, Monday grabs Sneezer and they disappear leaving Arthur to think it was a hallucination from the asthma attack. Only to Arthurs dismay as when he awakes in the hospital the key and the book are with him. The book contains many examples of spectral symbolism and references, particularly in Judeo-Christian traditions. The prime example is the mourning of each Morrow Day with one of the seven deadly sins that results from their choice non to obey the Will.Mister Monday SlothGrim Tuesday GreedDrowned Wednesday Gluttony Sir Thursday ire Lady Friday LustSuperior Saturday EnvyLord Sunday vaingloryAlso, each part of The Will embodied appears to hold a virtue. all(prenominal) piece of the Will holds one of the four Cardinal Virtues (Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude and Justice) or the Three Theological Virtues (Faith, Hope, and Charity). Each part of the will also seems to title in a way of the seven deadly sins, differently from that which their forms imply. The assume for instance seems to act slothful, and the carp seems to embody pride, whilst the snake seems wrathful. This may plain be a side-effec... ...corporates a main religious symbol and other(a) symbolic terms into the book as a whole predilection and base for his story. There was a lot to same(p) about the book and very little to dislike for me, as the mai n character reminded me of myself, and I enjoyed how everything ties together in the book. I enjoyed the plot and setting of the book and care how there were clues through out the book on how things would happen, some more evident then others. The only thing I didnt like about the book were thee items used in that fashion within the house. Although the causation described everything very well in the book there were some things he left out or assumed the reader already knew. To me I didnt get some of the items use but for a more educated people it could have been easy. Overall I had a great time reading the book and think others should read it to, in my opinion of course.