The Night Circus Book Report

When a person does not get important information, they hope for intimations, especially if they have to wait twenty years. In The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Celia and Marco are both surprised when they have to compete in a circus, and what surprises them more is that they are opponents. When the competition starts, Celia uses her magical powers in the guise of illusion, and Marco uses spells from his journals, so one of them can win the long waited competition. What I have read in the book so far allowed me to connect with Marco, question why the competition is in a circus, and evaluate why Hector is extremely strict towards Celia.
Marco and I can profusely connect through one interest, art. The first way that we enjoy art

is, we like viewing it. Marco rarely gets to leave his tedious-monotonous life, and he usually goes to a museum, a place he enjoys, when he does ☺ (Hyphenated Modifier). Marco’s interest in museums is stated when, “Though he requests a sketchbook, his instructor insists it will be better for him to capture the images in his memory” (Morgenstern 32). I also enjoy looking at art because it is amazing to see what people can make with simple materials. The second way that Marco and I enjoy art is, we both like to make art. Marco draws in his journals when he is practicing for the competition between Celia and him. He usually draws trees, symbols that are new to him, and occasionally creatures. The drawings that he makes are arranged in a way, so he can enjoy the art, and have usable spells at the same time. I am not as good at art as Marco, but I still enjoy making art. When I make art, it is usually an animal. I also like to keep my drawings organized so it looks neat when I look back at them. Art is something that can connect many people like Marco and I, and art is not something that can help Marco in the competition.
I questioned why Celia and Marco’s competition is in a circus because both of them have a major conflict.

Celia’s conflict is accidentally exposing her magic powers. When Hector found out Celia had actual magic powers, he told her to never show anyone besides him her powers. Then, Celia is being told to show off her magic as a guise of illusion to large amounts of people every night. Celia’s tricks are at the point where they should not obviously be real, and one of those tricks is turning her coat into a bird in mid air. The only way for tricks like that to work is for Celia to execute the performance perfectly because she could have a logical way to make people believe it is all an illusion. Marco also has a conflict, and it is not being able to go with the circus. He first brings up the problem when he says, “I don’t understand how we are meant to compete when the circus is going to travel, and I must stay in London” (Morgenstern 104). Marco then continues to explain that he has too many journals for him to be able to go with the circus. It is a bad idea for him, but he is going to eventually have to choose the most important journals to bring with if he wants to stay active in the competition. Since Celia has to keep showing her powers as an illusion, and Marco need to stay in London, they would need someone to have strict

rules.

Hector is strict towards his daughter Celia for two main reasons. The first reason why Hector is strict is, he is a stolid person. He already knows all the tricks, so it is merely impossible for Celia to impress him. Hector has to get Celia ready for the competition, so having Celia not seem him positively react much encourages her to try to do better. Hector can be understood as a stolid person through this quote, “When Celia returns to her father the next day with the perfectly repaired doll he only nods his approval” (Morgenstern 31). After what happens in the quote, Hector soon forgets what Celia did because he believes that Celia could have performed the task better. The other reason why Hector is strict is as confident as a dog trying to get a ball that its owner “threw” because Hector believes that there is no chance that Celia can loose the competition ☺ (Simile). Hector believes that he is the best magician, so since he is working on teaching Celia everything that he knows, Celia can eventually be the second best magician. Also, Celia learns all of the tricks extremely fast, so his confidence towards winning gets boosted. Hector is a stolid and confident person, so he can be strict towards Celia.
I have been able to connect with Marco, wonder why Celia and Marco’s competition is in a circus, and examine Hector’s strictness towards Celia. All of those topics helped get Celia and Marco ready for their competition, and determine how it will play out. Celia and Marco are now less than twenty years away from the end of the competition ☺ (Full-Circle Ending).
I would give myself a 9.2/10 because I went into decent details about the book, but some sections could have more detail, and I could have used better grammar.