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The Gardener By S. A. Bodeen Analysis

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The Gardener By S.A. Bodeen Essay Have you ever wanted to read a book that makes you keep turning the page and you can’t put it down? Would you ever like to be always worried about a “Gardener” finding you? How would you like to watch people eat your favorite food but not able to eat it yourself? Well, the book called The Gardener by S.A Bodeen will not let your mind stop thinking about what happens next. You will not be able to put it down. S.A Bodeen was really good at creating tension, conflict, and foreshadowing. The events that create tension, conflict, and foreshadowing are when Mason goes into his mom's filing cabinet, when mason is with the girl, and when he returns the girl back to TroDyn. One way the author used tension in the book was when Mason went digging in his mother's belongings, which led to increasing the complications between them. Mason's teacher Mr. Hogan gave him an application toTroDyn, but Mason’s mom wouldn’t let him go and won’t tell him why. One day Mason decided to go into his Mom's room and dig through her filing cabinet and found her badge to TroDyn (Bodeen ch 3-4). Mason went to where his mom works and they started fighting. Mason then went …show more content…

Mason takes Laila to talk to Dr. Emerson about why she left TroDyn . She was talking about her experience and then went on talking about Laila. Mason told her about all the scars on her legs. She tells him that she will die if he doesn’t take Lailia back Trydon. Dr. Emerson and Mason take Laila back to TroDyn. When they get there, Mason’s mom stops them. She tells Dr. to stop and to go no further, which leads Mason bringing the girl into TroDyn (Bodeen Ch. 10-11). This event creates suspense because Mason and Laila didn’t know that they would be going in Tydon by themselves. They didn't know where to go and what will happen if they get caught. They also didn't know who anybody

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