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Carry On By Rainbow Rowell After The Success Of Her Book

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Carry On was written by Rainbow Rowell after the success of her book Fangirl -- a novel in which the main character, Cath, in a fanfiction writer for Simon Snow (the character by which this book was based on) -- this book is about the fanfiction that Cath was writing throughout the whole story that would later only be finished by some means of writing therapy. This book central theme is of sacrifice. Each character must sacrifice something within them to boost the plot and find the resolution. For example, Louise has to sacrifice her life to save Simon and Simon has to sacrifice his own magical abilities in order to save the mage world. The setting of this book is Simon’s school, Watford, and the grounds around it. The whole school includes sleeping quarters for boys and girls separate, a chapel, a football pitch (soccer in America), and a Great Lawn which is all watched over by a very high wall and moat. The school is extremely safe but before the book takes place lots of creatures are sent to the school by the book’s main villain, the Humdrum. The Humdrum has been tormenting Simon since he first got to the school and the Mage even asks Simon if he wants to be tutored somewhere far away to hide. Simon refuses this offer, not wanting the school -- which he always looked forward to attending -- to be taken away from him by the Humdrum like so many people were. The main character of this book is (obviously) Simon, an orphan who is the most powerful mage in

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