Slathbog's Gold Figurative Language

Alex wonders what a different life would be like; he never imagined that his life could actually change. Slathbog’s Gold by M.L. Forman is a good book because it is interesting and has a captivating plot. The theme of Slathbog’s Gold is that everything can change when you least expect it. Alex is a good person, but his character traits might betray him. M.L. Forman uses many literary devices to make this story better. He builds on his caricatures all through the book. In the book Slathbog’s Gold there are many parts that we can learn something from.
Alex wished for a different life. He learns about adventures. He makes friends and defeats enemies during the adventure. The end goal is to defeat Slathbog the red. Alex goes to exotic lands and makes many new friends.
Forman used a lot of figurative language and imagery. One time he used figurative language was when he was describing Vergland, “Everything looked brown and dead, like open fields after a long winter (Forman, p. 81).” This was a good way to describe this part of the story because it gives you a clear description of what it looked like where they were traveling through and why they needed all the supplies that they had. Another example of figurative language is allusion. This is used in the book when Skild says, “I plan to have as much fun as I can before I cross the wall (Forman, p. 209).” This is a good way to tell that part because they are talking about death in a roundabout way and the fact that life goes on after death. The author uses imagery very well when he describes what they see when they first see the city of Varlo, “Most of the buildings were short and brown, their walls cracked and bulging (Forman, p. 193).” This was a good way to describe the city because it gives you a picture of what the adventurers saw when they rode up to the city wall. The description of the city helped later in the story as well as at that part because it showed readers how desolate the town was at that