Relationship between Celia and Matt.
"Matteo Alacran was not born; he was harvested."
Growing up in a small house in the poppy fields in a country called Opium between what we now know as the United States and Mexico. Matt was harvested inside of a petri dish where he was later put in the womb of a cow, where he developed until birth. He is a normal person now, but that's not what the rest of the world thinks of him. Since Matt was born he has been isolated in this small house, the only real person Matt has ever been in contact with other than his doctor, is Celia, a maid at the Alacran Estates. She is the one that has cared for Matt despite who he really is. Celia cares and loves Matt very much, she is willing to do anything and everything to ensure he is safe. Every night Celia would tuck Matt into bed and light the holy candle in his room. Matt mean't the whole world to her, but like she said to Matt "You were only loaned to me". (Page 12) It was a concept that was unclear to him. Celia was a mother to Matt, she was the only one who accepted Matt for who he really was. He didn't feel different around her, she made him feel normal. It was hard for him to imagine life without her. As Celia leaves for work, Matt begs to her to take him with her. He wants to experience the 'outside world', but more importantly he wants to be with Celia. " The house was so lonely without Celia singing, banging pots, or talking about people he had never seen and never would see." (Page 6) He would spend the day playing with his toys and watching television, or waiting eagerly for Celia to return home. Often, he would look out the window into the vast fields of poppies, he would see things like horses in the distance, and with that in mind, his desire to experience life outside of the house grew stronger.
"Matteo Alacran was not born; he was harvested."
Growing up in a small house in the poppy fields in a country called Opium between what we now know as the United States and Mexico. Matt was harvested inside of a petri dish where he was later put in the womb of a cow, where he developed until birth. He is a normal person now, but that's not what the rest of the world thinks of him. Since Matt was born he has been isolated in this small house, the only real person Matt has ever been in contact with other than his doctor, is Celia, a maid at the Alacran Estates. She is the one that has cared for Matt despite who he really is. Celia cares and loves Matt very much, she is willing to do anything and everything to ensure he is safe. Every night Celia would tuck Matt into bed and light the holy candle in his room. Matt mean't the whole world to her, but like she said to Matt "You were only loaned to me". (Page 12) It was a concept that was unclear to him. Celia was a mother to Matt, she was the only one who accepted Matt for who he really was. He didn't feel different around her, she made him feel normal. It was hard for him to imagine life without her. As Celia leaves for work, Matt begs to her to take him with her. He wants to experience the 'outside world', but more importantly he wants to be with Celia. " The house was so lonely without Celia singing, banging pots, or talking about people he had never seen and never would see." (Page 6) He would spend the day playing with his toys and watching television, or waiting eagerly for Celia to return home. Often, he would look out the window into the vast fields of poppies, he would see things like horses in the distance, and with that in mind, his desire to experience life outside of the house grew stronger.
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ReplyDeleteI thought this was written well and explains a lot about the relationship that these characters have with each other, but it doesn't say much about the characters themselves. If you had just added a little bit more about who they were, not detailed but general descriptions, it could have been better, although I guess you didn't know much about them at that point. Other than that it was done very well (better than mine anyway) so good job!
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