the first 26 pages of the novel The Shadow of the Wind, written by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, was interesting. i was introduced to the setting -Barcelona , Spain in the aftermath of the civil war. some of the major characters and their history. Daniel, the story's narrator, is 10 years old ("almost eleven") and loves the read. His father is the owner of a book shop and his mother died of a sickness when he was four. after forgeting what his mother looks like, Daniel's father takes him to the cementery of Forgotten book, where he finds the book The Shadow of the Wind by Julian Carax. Daniel now wants to read Carax's entire collection of book and wants to learn more about the author.
Quote: "never trust anyone, Daniel, especially the people you admire. those are the ones who will make you suffer the worst blows."
-Clara Barcelo
DQ: Do you think Clara was right when she told Daniel to "never trust anyone"?
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I disagree with Clara's advice to Daniel because there are many times in life when one has no choice but to trust someone in order to overcome an obstacle; for it is difficult to take on an imposible task on ones own. Clara's advice seems bitter and gives insight on an event or person that probably hurt her in the past.
In his situation, it is necessary to be careful with trust as there is an unknown character that wants to burn that book. In other situatons, trust is a necessity; something that keeps most relationships of any kind going.
yea i agree with Clara because you never know how genuine one is..they can turn out to be a leech..whom has other intentions..In this case Sempere should have took that advice because later hell find out that all along Clara was using him
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