Major Setting Changes

The two major settings in Messenger were Village and Forest. In Forest, it twists itself to reflect the new personalities of the villagers. When Village was a kind place, the Forest only sent warnings to the people, which they listened to as signs on not going back in. But, when Village turned into a dark place, Forest turned into a horrible place. You know this because the novel says, "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). Now, Village was once a haven for lost and "broken" people. The villagers made it a loving and caring place, before the Trade Mart came. People were assigned names like "Seer" and "Mentor" when they were of age. Sadly, it turned into a greedy place that was full of hate. Only at the end of the novel, was when it was restored.