s blood. Perhaps this is why Mr. Karle struggles to convert Nathanial and attempts to compel him to join The Gathering. One instance pertaining to the theme of Good Vs Evil in the novel can be found on pages 224 and 225. This part of the novel includes a battle between Nissa and a feral dog; this is a physical battle between good and evil. This excerpt from the novel shows that the Chain do in fact fight a physical battle against the malicious forces of darkness contained in Cheshunt.An additional case of Good Vs Evil is found on page 257 “‘Kill them all! Kill them all!’ the Kraken shrieked ‘May the Chain prevail long!’ ” This excerpt from the final battle in the novel demonstrates the fact that the Chain must not only fight a physical battle against the dark forces of Cheshunt. They must also use their unity as a weapon against the darknessThis final and convincing example of evil and brutality in the novel occurs on page 120 “they held me down, belted me with their sticks and then they held me while the dog attacked me”. This supports Mrs. Delaney’s maxim on people in positions of power: “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. The police who had power over normal citizens, became corrupt over time and this is what gave them the capacity to commit violent acts such as this one. Good Versus Evil is the general theme in this novel, with the members of the Chain endeavoring to defeat the dark forces within Cheshunt. It is an important theme because although the novel is written as a fantasy, it contains realistic settings. All of the examples of good and evil in the book are things that could very possibly happen in our own society, as they are not totally implausible or 'fantastic'. The importance of this is to convey to the reader that evil exists in our own world, not in the stereotypical way we often see it, as a mystical force, but as the power peopl...
