I enjoyed reading the book Silent to the Bone. I admire how the author, E.L. Konigsburg, started off the book in that the book did not start off at the very beginning of the story; instead, it started off after the main mystery of the book had already happened. I also commend the author’s use of foreshadowing throughout the entire book as to how the resolution would come about. I liked this because then I wouldn’t question every little thing throughout the entire story. Lastly, I enjoyed how the author made the characters come to life by telling the reader specific things about their personality as the book went on. I appreciated the use of foreshadowing is because I was able to tell if Branwell would, for example, ever talk and who …show more content…
An example of character development can be found on page 14 paragraph 3, “Dr. Zamborska has never stopped wishing that he had been killed instead of his wife.” This line is significant because it reveals more about Dr. Zamborska and develops his character into a grief stricken parent. I liked this development because it told me that Dr. Zamborska was rueful over his wife’s demise. An additional reference demonstrating the humanity of Dr. Zamborska’s character is on page 18 paragraph 2, when Connor reflects, “My mother told me that even when Branwell was an infant, Dr. Z would bicycle over from his lab to feed him.” I appreciated this development of Dr. Zamborska for the reason that I now knew that Dr. Zamborska did not really resent his son Branwell for some unknown reason possibly due to his late wife’s death. One final illustration of character development is on page 15 paragraph 3, “Branwell cannot hit a ball with a bat or get one into a basket. “When he isn’t picked, he seems just as happy to watch as to play.” These two excerpts from the book characterize Branwell as an enthusiastic, un-athletic adolescent boy. I like this excerpt a lot because unlike some books where the main character is a non-relatable jock, Branwell is something different and special. Which leads us to begin to realize that this silent dishevled boy could not have possibly done what he was accused of; that there must be some other explanation to his