The next two chapters is two months later and Gemma gets her dream to go to London, England. But after she is there for a while with her brother Tom, she realizes that London isn't what she thought it would be.
"Tom helped me into the carriage and teh driver pulls away from the great, sprawling lady that is Victoria Station, clip- clopping toward the heart of London. The air is gloomy, alive with smoke from teh gaslights that line London;s streets. The foggy grayness makes it seem like suck, though it's only four o'clock in the afternoon. Anything could creep up behind you on such shadowy streets. I don't know why I think of tghis, but I do, and I immediately push the thought away." page 25. This is when Gemma first arrives in London and is leaving the train stsation and is goign to head to her new school. Her description doesn't make it seem like she likes London. It's dark and gloomy and to her a bit scary but does not want that thought in her mind.
England is the second main setting and will remain the main setting until she arrives to her boarding school.
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I'm not fully certain what you mean by
ReplyDelete"The foggy grayness makes it seem like suck, though it's only four o'clock in the afternoon. "
I also agree with the feeling of Gemma not fully liking London. I feel as if part of the reason she does not like this dark and gloomy location because she has been adjusted to India for so many years that it is sometimes hard to settle in a new place.
I meant to say Dusk instead of suck.. sorry guys.
ReplyDeleteI find it ironic that Gemma doesn't like London so much. In the beginning of the book all she wanted to do was go to London because of all the wonderful letters her grandmother wrote her. Her mother was write and said that it wasn't always what her grandmother made it out to be.
ReplyDeleteThis is also a really imortant part of the setting. Im really glad that you chose this scene Robin because this is where Gemma has her scond vision. If her mom hadn't died and Gemma hadn't finnaly got her way in going to London, the rest of the story wouldn't have made sense. Also, the gloomy feelings described about London set up the tone of unhappiness that Gemma is feeling.
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