Quotes From 'City Of The Beast'

Chapters 1-5 of City of the Beast by Isabel Allende. Change and inner and outer appearance are prevalent and important to the improvement with an inquiry of “there's a difference between outward appearance and your inner truth”. In these chapters, Alex's character introductions are formed here and we can see multiple different forms of symbolism, metaphors, and the theme. He starts to face many issues and goes through phases of his life he doesn’t understand, and we can see that through many different literary devices and the overall literary context of the book. We can also see the inquiry shown in this quote “He was a good student, if not outstanding, he was good at sports; he was friendly, and he never got into serious trouble” (pg 13). This shows a part of Alex’s outward appearance and how he was viewed even though his inner truth may be different. Alex’s mom and Kate are also important characters that have to do with his character development. To understand the characters one thing Allende

The blackbird symbolizes his underlying fears and them coming and taking away someone he cares for. Another theme throughout these chapters is the idea of having confidence in yourself. Throughout these chapters, we can see that Alex is going through a lot of things and he's being forced to adapt and be forced to do and be around things he may not be comfortable with. This is caused by his mother's cancer, which is why he had to move in with his grandma Kate and experience all these uncomfortable things that build him into who he is meant to be throughout the