"The light was frozen, dead, a ghost." pg 3
Either the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre is extremely haunted, or the author is using anthropomorphism to inadvertantly provide imagery not only for the lights, but also what goes on inside the building. The name of the building leads me to believe it's purpose is something intelligent and scientific.The quote, when broken up bit by bit, unveils so mch. The light was frozen, either suggesteing that the room had an unwelcoming presence or that it was frozen in time, even cut off from reality. The light was dead, lifeless not very energetic. A dead specimen tends to create a somber atmosphere. The light was a ghost. Ghosts are thought of as either the scary unseen figure that haunts the living or complete and barbaric fiction, but, in either option, ghosts are often the obsessions of psychopaths and lunatics, but rarely ever do sane people believe in their power. I have a very bad feeling that this book will either terrify me or creep me out.
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