Climax

The climax of the Messenger was when Matty and Kira got to Forest. There is a lot of detail included and you don't know what will happen to the friends next. Some details are, "Once clear and cool, the water was now dark brown, clogged with dead insects, and it smelled of kinds of filth he could only guess at." (Lowry, chap. 17)." This shows imagery and detail in the story. Also this part of the story was very interesting, which is usually what the climax of a novel is. In the text it says, "...that Forest was shifting, moving, thickening, and preparing to destroy them." (Lowry, chap 16). This show one of the suspenseful and interesting things in this part of the story. It is the tipping point of the story, especially when it says that Leader and Kira met using their gifts. All of this proves that this is indeed the climax of the novel.

This has dirty water like the river in Forest!