Extracting Interpretations: "Bones of the Master" by, George Crane

Desciptive Words:
1. captivating
2. discriptive
3. difinitive
4. graphic
5. illistrative
6. authentic
7. poetic
8. picturesque
9. revealing
10. genuine
11. specific
12. lyrical
13. creative
14. legendary
15. colorful

When I read the book "Bones of the Master", the colors I pictured were warm tones of red, yellow and brown. To me they seemed to be shifting and changing, staying still for just a short moment at a time.

The scene that stands out most for me is when George meets Tsung Tsai in the 2nd chapter. The way George describes the scene is very discriptive. "But it was a morning so lovely: a few rambling clouds, a light pine breeze blowing, a waming sun that dazzled the snow..." The author gives the reader a feel of the weather and the smells in the air. The description of the sun dazzling off the snow causes me almost instictively to squint my eyes. I think this scene stands out to me also because it is some thing I can relate to, unlike the scenes in the 1st chapter which take place in Mongolia.

The author does an amazing job of describing the character Tsung Tsai. It makes it easy to picture this rather small, frail looking older man. With his tattered clothes and quiet demeanor he seems like a person that it easily looked over in passing. It seems that the outside of this humble inteligent man, although described in detail, is less important.

George, the other main character in the book, hasn't been describes in as much detail as Tsung Tsai. I get a sence of who he is, what he is about, and a little bit about his background, but not much about how he looks. I think that by not physically describing George the author allows the reader to fill in the blanks, and relate more closely to George. I am also curious of George's daughter, who Tsung Tsai says " This baby have deep Buddah roots." I'm interested to see if she becomes a more prominent character in the coming chapters.