This is a photo of the book The Thief of Always by Clive Barker and it was taken from www.fantasticfiction.co.uk.
When I picked up The Thief of Always by Clive Barker, I didn't realize the many connections it had with Ecology. In this piece of literature, the characters Rictus, Jive, Marr and Carna live on the roof of the Holiday house. The roof of the Holiday House is their habitat because that is where they sleep, live and eat food. Rictus, Jive, Marr and Carna are the four servants of Mr. Hood, so they all had a role in Mr. Hood's scheme of bringing children to the Holiday House. For instance, Rictus's role was that he was sent out in the real world to persuade kids that were bored with their lives (like Harvey) to come to the Holiday House. Another instance is that Jive's role in the story was to deceive children. This is because he tricks Harvey into becoming a vampire and sucking Wendell's blood by chanting that Harvey should suck Wendell's blood. However, his beguiling chant does not work. This connects with ecology because each of Mr. Hood's servants play a part in his scheme like how an organism play a crucial part in their ecosystem.Another connection is that there is a population of fish-like creatures that live behind the Holiday House. These creatures are a population due to the fact they are all the same species. Thus, this connects with ecology because scientists often study populations of animals, plants and bacteria to learn more about the ecosystem of an area. As you can see, The Thief of Always by Clive Barker has a strong connection with ecology. For instance, Mr. Hood's servants play a key part in his scheme similar to how animals have their own crucial parts in an ecosystem. Additionally, there is a population of fish-like creatures that live in the lake because the fish-like creatures that live in the lake are the same species. So, the next time you pick up a book, think of the many connections it has to ecology, similar to how I dug deeper in my book and found connections to ecology.
