Reading response to the power of six

Reading Response To The Power Of Six
By Pittacus Lore

Have you ever seen someone make a big decision that seems totally random? In the book The Power Of Six  by Pittacus Lore, the author switches perspectives. But that still leaves the reader with a lot of big plot holes. The guardian of one of the two main characters makes a drastic change over the course of the book. Which of course leaves the reader wondering why. This just goes to show that a missing perspective often leaves a lot to the imagination of the reader.

When an important character like Adelina gives up on causes they once would have died for, the reader is often left to question their logic without closure from the book. When Adelina, the guardian of one of the two main characters, forbids Marina from opening the chest that contains the objects that will allow her to help save her home planet, Lorien. They get in a huge fight and Marina says "I was never going to be ready in your eyes because you stopped believing." The reader is left to wonder what made Adelina give up her faith in Lorien and the nine children, including Marina, meant to save it.

When any character whose perspective is not shared with the reader makes a big decision, the reader is left to imagine what triggered it. When Adelina says at the end "I can't make up for lost time, or for the wrongs that I've done... But I'm certainly going to try." You see that she started believing in Lorien again, and in Marina. She does the right thing in the end, but the reader still doesn't know why. The reader is left in the dark about Adelina's decision due to her missing perspective.

When the reader is unable to see the thought process behind characters' decisions, they are left to wonder why. The missing perspective leaves the reader to question the character's decision in the dark. Especially in books where the perspective switches, the missing perspectives are particularly pronounced. A character's experiences are what make them who they are. So when we can't see from their point of view, we miss these vital experiences.