How does the writer show the differences between the two islands, Ironhold and Natura?
How the islands are described/the setting:
Ironhold is described as very systematic as it can be understood from the quote: ‘it was the way of Ironhold that everything had a system’. The author describes Ironhold saying that everything had a system in the very beginning of the novel. This affects the reader’s first impression, giving an impression that everything in Ironhold ran like ‘clockwork’, as mentioned later in the novel.
Natura is described as a very natural place, where even the houses are made by the Eard. Natura also made Orin feel like he had ‘fallen into a dream composed of curves, twists and earthy tones’, and Orin, hanving come from ironhold was only used to a place made of ‘straight lines and metallic hues’.
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How the society is organized/ governed:
Ironhold seems to be governed by a system in which loyalty to the island and abiding by it’s rules affects where you live and your job, and this can be seen in the quote: ‘ Everyone in west tip had either grown up there and never managed to move out or, like Orin’s family, had committed some crime against the rules of Ironhold and had been moved there’. This quote shows that ironhold had a very strict system of abiding by it’s rules, and this indicates that perhaps the leader wanted to run an island without any hiccups, maybe because this would affect the development of the island.
Natura on the other hand, everyone was on the same level, and this is understood because when Orin asks Thao how he should address him, Thao replies that he is ‘the head of the island, but he does not command’. The society is led by the Eard, and this will be explored further in the following point.
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