Over my break, I spent a large portion of the time relaxing at the beach. In between my afternoon naps in the cool shade, I took it upon myself to read a book from one of my all-time favorite series, the Redwall books. I read the book Mattimeo by the author of all the books, Brian Jaques (hope I misspelled it correctly). Whatever the case, after reading this book I came to appreciate the author's unique choice of words- from things like "vittles" to "vermin", this tale of adventure and betrayal, death and salvation was truly an intriguing experience.
I found a lot more symbolism in the book, quite a bit more than I might have expected. For example, while trailing the slave gang (sorry, spoilers!), the rescue party comes to a dark underground place, known as the Kingdom of Malkariss. Here, a multitude of rats worship an effigy of a fearsome polecat, who on the inside is nothing more than a frail, decrepit dictator. I found the resemblance to the stone worshipping in caves to certain cults rather disconcerting, especially when Malkariss is referred to as "King of the Deep" and is revered as practically Lucifer himself. The whole experience was not only mind opening, but also intriguing, as I would have never guessed a story about talking mice and badgers could be so religious. (in a hidden way, of course).
*Another note- this series often features adders, a type of venomous snake, as antagonists, often portraying them as cruel and heartless, but also alluring to some of those with less pure hearts.
(reference to Adam and Eve story, just to make sure we all know).
Reading Times- Tuesday- 2hrs.
Wedsnday- 1.5 hrs
Thursday- 2 hrs
Total Hours-5.5 hrs
Total Pages~300 to 350
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