Excerpt From The Novel 'Moon Tiger' By Penelope Lively: Summary

In the excerpt from the novel “Moon Tiger” by Penelope Lively, a brother and a sister are searching for fossils while their mother waits nearby. The speaker uses an array of literary devices such as imagery and dialogue to dramatize the complex relationship among the three characters in the except. Lively illustrates to the readers that situations are translated differently to different people. The author introduces siblings as they are outside looking for fossils. The conflict is initially presented through Claudia’s point of view. Claudia is indirectly described as a tenacious and strong willed young girl. Evidence of this description can be found in lines such as: “‘I don’t care’ yells Claudia, ‘anyway I’m going up higher-it’s much