GradeSaver, Web.The Elgen are lead by a chairman of the board of app. Next Section Literary Elements Previous Section Irony How To Cite in MLA Format Anonymous 'Michael Vey: Rise of the Elgen Book 2 Imagery'. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. This sterile imagery reflects the sterility of their souls. This comparison is more than just an image being completely without morality or consideration (key components of humanity), they are, in fact, more robotic in character than human. When the Elgen invade the safehouse in Chapter 10, their appearance makes them look like machines rather than humans. Each of them carried a chrome weapon I'd never seen before' (Ch. 'They were wearing black rubberized jumpsuits with helmets, masks and gloves, which made them look more like machines than humans. This image throws a particular interpretive light on the core of the Elgen: they're base in aim and lowly in pursuits, desiring power by means of 'whatever works.' The Elgen's Uniforms Their beloved power source is a bowl full of repulsive, cannibalistic, genetically modified vermin who are famous for extraordinary self-serving tendencies (hence the derogatory term 'rat'). The imagery of the electric rats is highly evocative of the nature of the Elgen as a whole. This facial imagery is a visual representation of any situation's level of stress when his face is tic-free, he's finally relaxed, but when it's notably ticking, there's a high level of stress in the environment. Michael has Tourette's syndrome, which causes his face to tic uncontrollably, especially in times of stress. The image of this half-filled page symbolizes Michael's unremarkable life before the events of Book 1. He uses the illustration of a fifth-grade assignment: his teacher asked him to write down his whole life on one page, and he could only fill half of it. In the first chapter of this novel, Michael is describing the boringness of his life (pre-electric powers). Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.

These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

Rise of the elgen