Conclusion

I really liked how the book pulled together so nicely in the end. You could read each chapter separately, and then the last couple chapters pulled all the characters in these stories together. I honestly didn't like it much until the end when we got to see each character come together to help Bod and bid him farewell. The ending seemed a little sad, but maybe there will be a second book to further tell about what happened after Bod finally left the Graveyard.

Honour Guard?

It is such a good thing that the Honour Guard is around to protect Bod and others, but I'm kinda curious as to what exactly it is. They protect people of course, but what else do they do? It is composed of four creatures, all of them different. The ghosts from the other graveyard Bod once visited seemed to be highly impressed with it. I guess I'm just curious as to why Gaiman didn't talk more of it. Why do you think he didn't tell us more about it?

I was so glad to see Scarlet come back, since she was Bod's first alive friend. She is basically Bod's only friend who is alive. In the beginning I felt as though she would play a larger role than portrayed, and I still feel like she'll be around to help Bod find out about his past. I kinda feel like Liza might be jealous of her also, because Liza has been mad at him lately. Do you think there is any jealousy going on between the two?

Liza and Glinda

Honestly, I'm pretty sure Bod would be dead if it were not for Liza. Although Silas is his guardian and has helped him too, it seems to be Liza who is always there when Bod is in need of assistance. She was there in the shop where Bod took the pin, and there when he got arrested by the police. Without her Bod would be in way more trouble. Liza reminds me of Glinda the Good Witch from The Wizard of Oz. Does she remind you of anyone?

It seems to me, after reading about Mo and Nick, that they symbolize the unsafe world outside the graveyard. Right as Bod tries to experience the world in a school system, he is faced with controversy. Although this is not a very happy time, I do believe that it taught Bod a lot about the outside world and putting his graveyard powers to use. There are many different way to view the situation, do you think it was a good or bad idea?

After reading about Liza, the witch, I kinda wondered when people stopped brutally killing women because the were accused of being witches. When I looked it up found that they never stopped, they just ceased in civilized countries. Third world countries still do it to this day, and many think it is linked to the economy and weather. Many countries such as Kenya, Ghana, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Uganda, and even parts of South America and India still experience these horrible crimes against the elderly. When it came down to asking why they did this, it was because they don't have enough resources to feed the women, so decide to accuse them of being and witch and murder them.

Genius baby?

I think so. This kid can escape from a serial killer. First off, he figured out how to use his teddy bear as a step to get out of his crib. Then he realizes that if he cries after falling out he'll be put back in. This sneaky move definitely saved his life. After that he manages to find his way out of the house and up the hill. Taking on the steps to a graveyard at that age seems super courageous, and I wonder what made him do all of this. Was he just curious? Either way, good thing he was or else Bod wouldn't have grown up to inhabit the graveyard with all of his friends and family.

There are many superstitions about graveyards and death, but some of them seem to be more odd than others. There are even superstitions about dead bodies, which seems weird to me because I don't want to be around a dead body long enough to make a superstition about it. Anyway, here are some I found.

• If you take too long to bury the dead, they will find someone to take with them.
• It’s been said never to cry on a dead person because if the tears fall on them, it makes it harder for the spirit to leave this world.
• Make sure windows and doors are open after a person died to ensure their spirit a speedy journey to the other side.
• Placing a cross made of iron on a burial site will keep the spirit of a person in their grave.
• If you see a funeral procession go by and count the cars, you’ve just counted the number of weeks you have left.

So don't count the number of cars you see go by, no matter how bad you want to.