ipl-logo

Summary Of The Night Circus, By Erin Morgenstern

274 Words2 Pages
In The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern, the narrator contrasts an ominous and dark-looking circus with an inviting and bright one by creating a new reality to convey that things are not always as they seem. The unusual circus is eerie and creates a feeling of uncertainty as to what is behind the tents. When the circus arrived in town, nothing previously mentioned its arrival as, “No announcements precede it, no paper notices on downtown posts and billboards, no mentions or advertisements in local newspapers'' (p.10). The lack of information posted anywhere leads to a mystery as to why the circus is there, leaving the citizens to become curious and confused. While further analyzing the circus the tents seem strange. The narrator states,
Open Document