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The Narration Of The Wolves In The Walls

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The Wolves in the Walls has a very harrowing tone to it mostly portrayed in the illustrations, The people in the story are very ghastly in the way the author drew faces, especially eyes. The beady eyes of the characters leave an unsettling feeling in the reader that makes the story feel more nightmarish. The way everything is fragmented and seemingly spliced together look of everything from the carpet to the faces is very eerie. The narrative also is reminiscent of a child 's nightmare, When the other characters tell Lucy that, “when the wolves come out of the walls it’s all over,” it is very terrifying especially for a child. One of the themes of the story is how to overcome fear. Even though Lucy is scared of the wolves she is brave enough
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