Capricorn’s Village

Dustfinger took Elinor and Meggie to Capricorn’s Village, where Basta, one of Capricorn’s armed men took them to Capricorn.  Capricorn was a very pale man with skin tightly stretched over his bones. He pulled the book away and sent Elinor and Meggie to the same dungeon where Mo was. Mo thought it was time that Meggie knew the truth about her mother, the book and his talents. He began to tell about a dark night he was reading

Inkheart out loud when all of a sudden Capricorn, Dustfinger, Basta and a sword popped out of the book he was reading. Mo got the sword that fell to the floor and kicked the characters out of the house. Then he ran to Meggie and he realized that his wife had disappeared. Since then and because of this talent or spell he would never read out loud to Meggie. Basta took them to a church where Capricorn transformed it into a place meant for meetings and rituals full of demons statues. It was the same color red as Capricorn’s cape and clothing.   This was where he destroyed all copies of the Inkheart book. Capricorn called Mo Silvertongue and ordered him to read out loud from Treasure Island. While he was reading coins started to fill the church and everyone was amazed.  Then he asked him to read Tales from the Thousand and One Nights, and instead of the treasure and jewels he expected to come out, a boy appeared. The boy, Farid, looked a little bit older than Meggie. Dustfinger was mad with Capricorn because he broke their deal to return Dustfinger to the story book, so he decided to help Mo, Meggie and Elinor to escape with Farid in a car. The car crashed and everyone walked away heading toward the coast and hiding from Capricorn’s men.

There was a quote in the book that got my attention. It was when Mo read the second book Capricorn gave him, Tales from the Thousand and One Nights and Meggie analyzed what she felt while Mo was reading:

“There was no smell of salt and rum when Mo began reading this time. The air in Capricorn’s church grew hot. Meggie’s eyes began to burn, and when she rubbed them she found sand sticking to her knuckles.” (Funke, 180)

When you are reading a book and the book makes you think you are in the story, you can tell it is a good one.  Besides transporting you to the story, you are also able to smell the place, picture the place and feel the air. This is because of the descriptive language that the author uses, making an enjoyable book to read. Books can teach you many things and prepare you for the future with their theme and message sent through the story. Also, if you have an appropriate book, it is able to change your life, the way you see other people or your morals.  It is important to value the message of the book and apply them in our daily life.

There was also a quote that got my attention when Dustfinger talked to Capricorn about Meggie:

“‘These two know nothing?’ Capricorn opened the book, leafed through it, and then closed it again. ‘No, they know nothing. Even the girl doesn’t know… Her father hasn’t told her, so why should I?’” (Funke, 129)

Because of the secrets kept from Meggie, she was unprepared for what could happen in that

moment. Mo lied to Meggie about the truth of her mother and never told her about his talent. This led to Meggie getting into trouble. Keeping secrets from others can become a problem, and it is important to know that your lies and secrets are able to affect others. In real life, lies are able to break relationships and people, which is why it is important to always tell the truth to others for they really care for you. Secrets are another big problem that could lead to greater ones.  No one likes other people keeping secrets from you because you feel they don’t trust you the same way you trust them. 

From these last few chapters I can predict that, Mo, Meggie, Dustfinger, Elinor and Farid

will arrive at the coast and then they will spread out so that Capricorn’s men cannot find them. Suddenly, Mo is captured again and Meggie got the chance to run away since she was faster than the guards. Everyone except for Mo reunited and Meggie started reading out loud guessing she had the same talent as her father. She discovered that she has it, just a little different since she is able to return the characters to the book. Together they went to Capricorns village, enter the church with the mythical creatures that Meggie had brought to life, and fought against Capricorn. Meggie got the personal copy of Inkheart from Capricorn and returned Basta, Capricorn and Dustfinger back to their story; she also returned all the mythical creatures that helped her and finally, she returned Farid to his book. Since then, Mo, Meggie and Elinor lived together and they read books out loud enjoying them more than ever.