Blog Post #3: Marked

     

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     The novel I'm reading currently is called “Marked” by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast and the name of the protagonist in my book is Zoey. Zoey has just been marked a vampyre by what's called a Tracker and is unsure of what to do. Throughout what I have read in the first few chapters, I've thought that Zoey is a very angry protagonist. Especially when she goes off during these few lines of the story. “ “Shut the hell up! I've had a really bad day and I do not need this crap from you.” I paused to look from the now wide-eyed and silent Drew to Dustin and added, “Or you.” And as I kept eye contact with Dustin I realized something—something that shocked and weirdly excited me:Dustin looked scared. ” (Cast 14) You can definitely hear the anger in the mood and tone of her voice.

     Also, I think Zoey is a very rebellious protagonist. I think this is a really good thing because it makes the story much more interesting and there's more suspense to whether she will get caught in the act. This part of the story shows really well how an ordinary teenager keeps her rebellious character. “Good thing I've always been “the bad kid” and was well prepared for a situation like this. Okay, i wasn't exactly thinking about escaping from my house so I could run off and join the vampyres when I put a spare key to my car under the flowerpot outside my window.” (Cast 28)

     Zoey is definitely not only rebellious but very determined. She's especially determined to get to her Grandmother's house after she has been marked. This is very simply shown when the author writes the sentence, “I didn't even glance in the rear view mirror.”(Cast 29) Which is in Zoey's perspective. Not glancing in the back mirror shows that she is determined to get away and won't look back on the things that could stop her from getting to her Grandma's.

     Finally, I think Zoey is very clumsy. This very long paragraph, definitely shows how clumsy Zoey is as she stumbles through the pathway around her Grandma's. “I didn't see the root that broke through the hard ground of the path. Completely disoriented I tried to catch myself, but all of my reflexes were off I fell hard. The pain in my head was sharp, but it lasted only an instant before blackness swallowed me.”(Cast 36)

     Overall, Zoey is definitely an evolving and interesting protagonist that has kept me interested throughout the novel.

Cast, P. C., and Kristin Cast. Marked. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007. Print.