The Knife Of Never Letting Go Analysis

Manipulation serves the purpose of helping the manipulator have the upperhand and although it may come in a variety of forms, it is found in all human societies. The Knife of Never Letting Go, by Patrick Ness, is a science fiction book following a 12 year old boy named Todd Hewitt living in r Prentisstown until one day he finds a girl and he has to leave because his life is now in danger. The insight I gained as I was reading was how man manipulates in order to gain more power and control. Manipulation is part of everyday life in society but falling victim to manipulation can cause a wide variety of emotions to be felt. After leaving Prentisstown and encountering people from the town of Farbranch everything Todd thought was true started to fall apart. He was left in the midst of confusion because he was not sure why people were acting unusual because he was from Prentisstown. “But it’s like nothing that happened before really happened, like that was all a big lie just waiting for me to find out. No, not like, it was a big lie waiting for me to find out and this is the real life now, running without safety or answer, only moving, only ever moving.” (Ness 230) After leaving Prentisstown, Todd slowly begins to learn the dark past of the place he has lived in for 12 years, because everything he thought was true was all a lie. This is tough for Todd because he has to start all over and

Manipulation has become a large part of society and is seen everywhere from advertisements to political or religious leaders. Many choose to ignore it but once they fall victims to it, they feel betrayed and they start to realize how wrong it is. But when the victim does not know that the manipulation is occurring and they fall victim to it, it is seen as a completely different situation. Just like there are many forms of manipulation there are many different ways one can be a