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Minor Characters In Clive Barker's 'The Thief Of Always'

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The Thief of Always
The story, The Thief of Always, by Clive Barker is a fantasy that is a thrilling and fun book. Lulu and Wendell, who are friends of Harvey and parents of Harvey are minor characters, but play a major role in advancing the plot. These minor characters helped tell this story. They do this by giving hints, making discoveries and helping Harvey, the main character, defeat Mr. Hood.

Wendell advances the plot by giving hints that the Holiday House isn’t perfect. First Wendell notices that Lulu is going crazy. While building the treehouse, Wendell saw signs that Lulu has been acting crazy. Wendell said, "I mean, she's been here months, so she kinda showed me the place. But she's gotten weird the last few days. I see her sometimes wanderin' around like she's sleepwalkin', with a blank expression on her face". (19) Wendell noticed that you can't go …show more content…

This made Harvey ready and motivated to get away and try something fun. If Harvey had anything interesting to do he would not have gone with _____ to the Holiday house. ( 2 ).The parents wanted to see the Holiday House to prove that the Holiday House is real. Harvey and his parents were on the porch when Harvey told them what happened at the holiday house when the father said we would like to see it. "If you can find this Hood-House," his father said, "we'd both like to see it." (125) [ADD TEXT WHEN THEY GO TO THE HOLIDAY HOUSE] The Dad thought the Holiday House isn’t real. When they go together the Holiday House was no longer there. This shows how the Harvey was able to destroy Mr. Hood and the Holiday House. The parents were minor characters but were a major part of Harvey’s life. Without the parents, Harvey would not have learned the most important lesson that all time is important and the book would have had less

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