Mortal Engines Book Review

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ANGGITA DWI PRIMASIWI
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THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MORTAL ENGINES BY PHILIP REEVE
AND MY EXPERIENCE

Here are some connections I made between my reading of Mortal Engines, a novel by Philip Reeve and my own experiences, the wider world, and some films that I have watched:
Firstly, when I read the chapter one, it reminds me of a game that I used to play when I was a kid, Feeding Frenzy. It is a game, where to win it, our fish have to survive by eating smaller fish in order to grow, and at the same time by avoiding being eaten by other fish, in this case, the fish that is bigger than ours. I found it similar, between London the traction city and the fish that I used to play in Feeding Frenzy. London, in this novel, survives by rolling around and eating other cities, and by trying to avoid getting eaten by larger ones.
Secondly, the next thing that I can link to my experience is the malfunction of MEDUSA that causes London to explode in a huge ball of fire and blazing gas. I relate this to my childhood mischief. One day, I and my cousins were planning to throw a firecracker to our grandma’s chicken coop. When my cousin tried to throw it, he accidentally stumbled over a

It clarifies the motive of Valentine’s killing attempt done by Hester; which is a revenge for her parents’ death. That section further explains how Hester got that horrific scar on her face; Valentine slashed Hester's face in two, caused she lost an eye and left permanent scar twisted her entire face. Why Valentine pushed down Tom to the waste chute is also answered through this section; Valentine believed that Hester has told Tom the truth. In addition, from this section, it also can be revealed that Valentine and Crome are the villains who plotted a mass destruction using a weapon, called MEDUSA, they are not as good as they pictured at the beginning of the