Thief Of Always

Clive Barker’s, The Thief of Always, if a story that takes the reader to lands far away and brings you back safely. The main character Harvey Swick couldn’t complete his duties missing the help of the illustrations. The minor, major, and main characters all had their own unique and interesting pictures. Barker uses his unique illustrations to express emotions, foreshadow events, and build suspense for following chapters.

Throughout the story Barker places many original pictures, full of sentimental emotions that describe most of the following context. The pictures that are found scattered throughout the chapters, such as the picture of Marr, one of Hood’s minions melting into nothingness, evoking the feeling of disgust. At

Following is a picture of the fish looking up to the ruined form of the arch came along, shows that there are more to the fish then what Mrs. Griffin mentioned. At the very beginning of chapter 8, this picture of fish looking up at the deformed shape of the ark, and the remains of the passengers riding in it, you get the feeling that the fish have more history than being poisonous. (76)

All the little lines, and all the bold lines, come together to form a masterful piece, foreshadowing the history of the fish in the lake. Both of the pictures above help to explain visually big, and important scenes throughout the book. Drawings included from chapter to chapter, help to build suspense for following events. The picture of Rictus’s shriveled face holding a glowing something, builds suspense. This illustration is at the beginning of chapter 24, and shows Rictus holding a glowing something, supposedly cackling.

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In the chapter that this picture opens up too, Rictus is holding an orb, the source of Hood’s power, foreshadowing and evident power goes into his hands. When Harvey comes out to the lake for the first time and finds Lulu dangerously close to the water, suspense builds up to the possible last visit. This particular picture opens up for chapter 5, and build suspense for the lake and all its