Slade House Character Comparison Essay
David Mitchell tells us in his Reader's Guide in the book Slade House, “Nobody is safe here. Justice is not automatic. People do die in these pages” (Mitchell 247). David Mitchell created a 5 chapter book of the stories of 5 characters and their lives as an engifted being, showing us a creepy and dark side of his works. The chapters, “Shining Armor" and “You Dark Horse You” depict the last few hours of the lives of Gordon Edmonds and Freya Timms. These stories are set in the United States in New York. In the story similarities as well as differences can be seen such as the stories of Gordon Edmonds and Freya Timms through their “engifted” characteristics, personality traits, consumption, and their deaths. …show more content…
Gordon and Freya were lead to their deaths by the pursuit of their desires. Gordon was on the pursuit for sex from Chloe Chetwynd and Freya was on the pursuit for information about the death of Sally Timms, her sister. Gordon, after getting to know Chloe very well was invited over to her house at Slade House. Gordon claims he heard kids noises and running throughout the house, Chloe (disguised Norah) said she heard the same things and said she had never met someone who heard and felt the same way. Gordon and Chloe bonded on that. Because Gordon is used to sexual interactions with women, he has grown this thought of love coming from sex, trying to make Chloe his next victim. “I don’t love her, not yet, but love grows out of sex, in my experience. the more you get into a woman, the more you get into her. Who knows? We could end up getting married. Imagine owning Slade House, or half owning it. Who cares about three little spooks? The fact that I hear them makes me special in Chloe’s eyes” (Mitchell 68). He gets so caught up on Chloe that he will do anything she asks of him which leads to his downfall. Every case of death in the hands of the Grayer twins have been in steps. First, they will eat. In Gordon’s case, Chloe made him a wonderful, home-cooked meal of beef and her roasted veg of many ingredients. In Freya’s case, the landlady at the pub named Maggs
David Mitchell tells us in his Reader's Guide in the book Slade House, “Nobody is safe here. Justice is not automatic. People do die in these pages” (Mitchell 247). David Mitchell created a 5 chapter book of the stories of 5 characters and their lives as an engifted being, showing us a creepy and dark side of his works. The chapters, “Shining Armor" and “You Dark Horse You” depict the last few hours of the lives of Gordon Edmonds and Freya Timms. These stories are set in the United States in New York. In the story similarities as well as differences can be seen such as the stories of Gordon Edmonds and Freya Timms through their “engifted” characteristics, personality traits, consumption, and their deaths. …show more content…
Gordon and Freya were lead to their deaths by the pursuit of their desires. Gordon was on the pursuit for sex from Chloe Chetwynd and Freya was on the pursuit for information about the death of Sally Timms, her sister. Gordon, after getting to know Chloe very well was invited over to her house at Slade House. Gordon claims he heard kids noises and running throughout the house, Chloe (disguised Norah) said she heard the same things and said she had never met someone who heard and felt the same way. Gordon and Chloe bonded on that. Because Gordon is used to sexual interactions with women, he has grown this thought of love coming from sex, trying to make Chloe his next victim. “I don’t love her, not yet, but love grows out of sex, in my experience. the more you get into a woman, the more you get into her. Who knows? We could end up getting married. Imagine owning Slade House, or half owning it. Who cares about three little spooks? The fact that I hear them makes me special in Chloe’s eyes” (Mitchell 68). He gets so caught up on Chloe that he will do anything she asks of him which leads to his downfall. Every case of death in the hands of the Grayer twins have been in steps. First, they will eat. In Gordon’s case, Chloe made him a wonderful, home-cooked meal of beef and her roasted veg of many ingredients. In Freya’s case, the landlady at the pub named Maggs