Literary criticismNimmo, Jenny. Midnight for Charlie Bone. New York, New York: Orchard Books. 2003. 401 pages. Midnight for Charlie Bone is the story of a school for child prodigies, each of whom possesses a special magical ability. Charlie Bone has no idea he has a special power, until he discovers he can see and hear people talking in photographs. Even though she wants to use her power for good, her classmate Lucretia Yewbeam doesn't. It has the power to brainwash people. He brainwashes his classmates and orders them to do homework, prepare food, borrow money, etc. The local police department in Charlie's town asks him to look at photographs of criminals. Charlie can find out what the criminals in the photographs are thinking. As the story gets serious, the characters get serious. It is said that there is a treasure buried somewhere in the school grounds. Lucrezia brainwashes anyone who might know anything about the treasure, including the longtime custodian, the principal, and even the teachers. While Charlie finds photographs of the architect and builders who built the school. Literature deals with man's inhumanity to man. Sometimes it's about being noble. For example, to lead a more responsible life it is necessary to possess some acquisitions. These include courage, manners, selflessness, and caring for others even if someone may not like you. When Charlie is alone in the school's old, dark prison, he realizes that no one will save him because they don't know if he's down there. If he can't be brave here, he will probably die. To survive he must move forward. Lucrezia can be considered a bully at school. But just because she's a girl, everyone thinks she's weak. The boys at school make fun of her because she is a tomboy. If the kids didn't make fun of Lucrezia, she probably didn't need to order them to say a bad word to a teacher. Without being well educated, society and people may dislike you. In the end, Charlie is the one who finds the treasure, and Lucrezia finds him about to open the treasure. Before Lucrezia brainwashes him, Charlie quickly tells her that he will
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