Disappearing

I have this tendency to read books twice in a row, once just to find out what happens in the end and another to truely absorb what happened throughout the book. At the beginning, I discovered a quote a found to be significant: "The Elemenos could turn deep green in the bushes, beige in the sand, or blank white in the snow, and their power lay precisely in their ability to disappear into any surrounding. As she spoke, a new question-a doubt- flashed through my mind. Something didn't make sense. What was the point of surviving if you had to disappear?" Knowing how the story goes, I found this quote to be extremely ironic. Though as a child she believes there's no point to survive if you disappear, her life follows a different story. To survive, she does make her disappear into the background as to not draw attention to herself. She disappears in whatever way is best suited in each situation by blending in, exactly as the Elemenos did. Its interesting Cole brought that into the story. Knowing the ending, its a great way to foreshadow the rest of the story.