The Savage

By David Almond

Published: 2008

ISBN: 076363932X

Fiction

After his father dies, Blue Baker starts writing a story. His counselor encourages him to write his feelings, but instead he creates a tale about a savage who lives in his town in an old ruined church. The Savage runs wild around town killing animals and stealing desert. Through the Savage, Blue can expresses his feelings and actions about his life that he never would do otherwise. Like how dealing with bullies. Blue is a character that many readers can easily relate to. He has problems in his life, but he also has good things, like his mom and sister. Even thought he thinks he is not writing about his feeling after his father’s death, he is by using the savage as a portrayal of himself….readers will understand that. The interesting thing that almond does with Blue’s story is to writing it as a child would, with crude font and misspelled words.