Blog Entry #2: Angel

Opium is a country that was formed between the United States, and what we call Mexico. It is the place where Matt's life began. In a strip of poppies fields is where Matt grew up, never knowing who he truly was. A clone. He was still isolated in a tiny house in the poppies field for the first 6 years of his life. Once escaping from his only home he was shocked to see what the world had to offer. Farmer created a land of isolating for Matt, which created such a huge scene. This also created such shock with Matt finally decided to jump out of the window to see other children. The country of Opium wasn't introduced right away in the book, but after the development of a few characters it was introduced. 

Later, the Estate is introduced where we meet a boy named Tom. Tom is perceived to me as an evil brilliant young boy. He betrayed Maria by putting her precious Furball into the toilet. What an interesting scene Farmer created here. Farmer used this brilliant idea to get the characters working together in a new setting that was recently introduced. Searching for Furball in the house lets Matt explore the house and learn secrets for himself. With Matt exploring the Estate, it can lead to future events occurring in the house. This scene is crucial to the development of the story, we receive a glismp of the house as well as watching the characters develop. Specifically, we learn about Tom's nasty personality, as well as how attached and caring Maria is to Furball. 

Likewise, the introduction of the music room was extremely important for certain characters, and also to develop narrative and learn about past history in the Estate. Matt hides in a closet near the music room to hear Felicia, Mr. Alcarns wife play the piano. He learns about how talented she is, but discovers something weary. Matt watches her, and can only assume troubles she's encountered. While Matt is hiding in the dusty closet, he realizes that the closet is a secret passage way to others parts of the house, and is not under surveillance of the cameras. He uses this secret passageway as an advantage and escape from the world. To me, the passageway acts as foreshadowing for the future events of this story and definitely seems like it will stir up trouble. What if Tom and the other boys find the secret passageway? It will cause a giant mess of trouble. Overall, the events that have occurred and the development of characters within scenes has contributed greatly to this book.