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Michael is the 10-year-old protagonist of Skellig. When the story opens, everything is going wrong in his life: his family has moved to a dilapidated old house, his baby sister has a life-threatening heart condition, and Mum and Dad are often too busy to give Michael much attention.
Mina is a young girl Michael’s age who lives next door to the house that Michael moves into with his family. Mina is cheerful and an overall positive influence on Michael’s life.
Michael draws his family, Mina, Skellig, Ernie, and more. The more he draws, the freer he feels. He draws the baby over and over again, feeling their connection.
Michael feels cut-off from his friends due to this disruption in his life; he wonders how so much can be normal yet completely different at the same time. He doesn’t dislike the baby or resent her per se, but he does have to come to terms with his changing relationship with his parents.
Kensuke believes his family are gone, and that his place is now on his island, Kensuke's Kingdom, with the orang-utans, and with Michael. Despite feeling a familial bond with Kensuke, Michael yearns to see his own family.
- Michael Morpurgo
- 1998
Early clues about the narrator in David Almond's Skellig reveal that he is a young, inquisitive boy named Michael. He is observant and sensitive, particularly about his family's move and...
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Dec 3, 2009 · 1. Why has Michael decided now to tell his story? 2. Who are the members of Michael’s family? 3. What do the family do together on the weekends? Can you describe how it makes them feel? 4. Why do the family stop sailing? 5. What is the atmosphere like in the house? 6. What happened to Michael’s best friend? 7. What happens to Michael’s ...
