blog 27

The story ends as a cliff hanger; no one ever finds out what happened to Chris. I didn't like the way that it ended because I wanted to find out where Chris was and weather he was dead or not. I realized through the letter on pages 327-331, that "[Torey] should not bother [Chris] with urgings to come forth until he is, quite possibly, twenty-five... He wishes to remain undiscovered for the time being" (page 331). I agree with this statement and think that Chris needs some time to himself before anyone finds him.

I thought that the reason Carol Plum-Ucci ended this book in such a way, was that it went with the theme of the book; everyone will have their own opinions about what happened to Creed and no one will every know whose beliefs are correct or not. If I wrote this book, I wouldn't have ended it differently because I thought it left people thinking and it proves that it is human nature to have your own beliefs of reality. I think that by ending The Body of Christopher Creed this way, it makes everyone who reads it connect tot he theme of the book, and relate to the story.