A Canticle For Leibowitz Analysis

The second part of A Canticle for Leibowitz, Let there be Light. The novel does not pick up where it ended with brother francis death among the buzzards, but it’s apparent to the reader that the setting remains the same, only many years later. Thon Taddeo visits the abbey to study the memorabilia found in the fallout by Brother Francis, a main character of the first section if the novel. It’s apparent the second part is taking place in the same abby as the first section of the novel. The characters are primarily different, but the writing style and description keeps within the same emotion of the first section; There is a secretive, conceiving mood towards the abby, and Hannegan, one of the main characters is extremely ruthless and eager