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Sacrifice In The Girl Who Drank The Moon

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Often, people judge a person by how they look or what they wear on a day to day basis. In the book The Girl Who Drank The Moon, Xan and Luna fight through all the difficult times together. The author builds the theme by characterization and events. Every year the protectorat leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep the witch from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest xan, is kind. She shares her home with a swamp monster and perfectly little dragon. Xan had stated making the preparations for the child, “ Xan did what any sensible witch would do: once it was dark enough to see the stars, she reaches up and gathered some starlight in her fingers, like a silken …show more content…

“ What if we are wrong about the witch? What if we are wrong about the sacrifice? Antain wondered, the question itself was revolutionary. And astonishing. What would happen if we tried?”. (147). Antain wonders if everyone including herself was wrong about the witch she wonders what if she is good. This is another evidence to the theme because Antain wonders that at least one of them should have found a way to escape the tower and called for help but we haven't seen one or heard of them. “her magic blessed us and all that we see. It blessed the farms and the orchards and the gardens. It blessed the bog and the forest and even the volcano. It blessed us all equally. This is why the people of the protectorate are healthy and hale and shining. This is why we have happiness in abundance.” (386). This piece of evidence proves that the witch xan is good and kind hearted and that she was trying to help the other side of the village. Xan was not like any other witch that just destroyed the peace and happiness xan was a kind that brings

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