The Night Wanderer Entry 5

When Tiffany gets back to her house, she realizes that her father has discovered her absence, and he left a note that says, “Tomorrow morning, I want to talk with you. – Dad.” With all the stress, she calls her mother, but feels worse after it. In the morning, Tiffany quarrels with her father again, and finally decides to leave home. After that, Keith and Granny Ruth tried every way they can think of to find Tiffany without success. When it’s dark, Pierre came out and starts chatting with Granny Ruth and found out the whole story. Tiffany is hiding in an abandoned tree house, feeling sad and cold with all kinds of thoughts in her mind. She heard some noise, and then she falls out the tree house.

The story reaches its climax when Tiffany finally runs away from her home, leaving everything behind. It is the point when Tiffany finally breaks down and gives up. The reader can feel the intense madness going inside her. Then the story slows down when she is finally alone in the tree house. Again the author used pathetic fallacy to reflect the emotions of Tiffany. The night is dark and quiet, and she is scared and confused. The tension relaxes with the change of time of day. Reflecting to the prolog of the story of the good and evil wolf, Tiffany now is feeding the evil one with fear, anger, self-pity, and so. It shows the other theme of good and bad of the novel. More flashbacks are used to illustrate how Pierre became the vampire and his unending journeys.

The story is somehow as I expected. From the tension between Tiffany and her father, I can see something big is coming up. I feel sorry for Keith when he tries to find Tiffany everywhere in the village. His lack of communication is causing him too much trouble, and he only realizes what he has done after he done it. Although I can understand how he is having a hard time with his wife, I still think he should get over it and fix his problems at home. I am relieving to see Pierre chatting with Granny Ruth. I felt pity when Granny Ruth is dreaming about her old days but without anyone to talk to, so when Pierre starts to chat with him, I feel she finally can find someone to talk to. The description of the forest in the dark is also amazing. The author uses similes and metaphors to make me feel like I’m in there with her. He successfully creates the mood of the story.