By: Kenneth Oppel
Pages: 0-41
Prompt:
- Describe the setting- when and where what you are reading takes place
- Describe the differences between the main character and you
- After reading I wonder...
The setting of the book takes place out on the sea. The main character is on a boat. From what I have read so far, he works on a boat that offers people to come with the crew. I think it is a cruise ship. They sail the seas and return to the mainland every couple months to stock up. The main character usually spends most of his time perched in the crow's nest and looking out into the sea for any strange weather or objects.
There is a major difference between the main character and I. The main character is not affected by heights at all. When an unknown hot air ballon flies into view of the ship, the Aurora, the captain sends an order to get it under their control. He wanted to see if there was anyone on it that needed medical attention. When the captin asked for a volunteer to be lifted into the sky to get into the balloon, he asked the main character if he would do it. The main character gladly accepted. He wore a harness and was lifted into the air, and dropped into the balloon. The main character, Cruse, also has a job on the boat sitting atop in the crow's nest. I on the other hand, would never do that. I am terrified of heights. I cannot even look down when I am on a bridge because I get so tense.
After reading a good portion of the book I am left wondering a lot of things. In the book it mentions that the Cruse's dad died. I wonder how he died and if somebody killed him. Could the killer be a possible conflict later in the book? I also wonder why everyone respected his father. What contribution did he give to the ship? I also wonder what kind of man his father was. The book also mentions that the hot air ballon was different. It was engineered a certain way. I wonder how the person that built it built it. I also wonder how long it took to plan the building of the balloon.
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