Boys of Blood and Bone (Blog2)

So this blog will be about mateship and how it has structured Henry’s and Andy’s life with their mates. Without mateship, everybody will be lonely!

Metzenthen has constructed this book by writing mateship throughout it, as it is necessary in everybody’s life in some way. Andy’s mates: Bob and Darcy, they share a special mateship as they experience the same experiences during war. The three mates can always joke around with others unlike other mates can. Bob, Darcy and Andy have only been close friends since the start of war; they stick together throughout the book, and if one is in need of help, the others will be there by their side making sure that there okay. As for, Henry’s friends: Nick and Marcus show a brotherly bond, they all have been through what one another have been through, and they know what the other’s feel and do. Without Nick and Marcus, Henry would be the guy who study’s hard to become a lawyer.

By Metzenthen constructing a book based on mateship, it relates to everybody’s life and it allows readers to feel certain emotions as we know how it feels. In my opinion, without mateship in this book, the book would be dull and boring and nobody can relate to, and they don’t know how to react to the situations.

Girlfriends! Henry’s relationship with his girlfriend, Marcelle is not going so well. There have been more downs then ups in this book, and it feels as though Henry just takes the blame for everything. He doesn’t know how to involve Marcelle in his life with his mates or just hang out together like boyfriend and girlfriend should. They don’t really share a relationship like they should, instead it’s more like a friend relationship, nothing more. As for Henry, he’s a loving guy who likes to be involved in Cecelia’s life, meaning that he is serious about their relationship. Andy really does show that he loves Cecelia in the book. But yet, how could Andy cheat on Cecelia like that? He goes to a fundraiser and ruins it all by becoming physical with another girl name France-Jayne, and ended making her pregnant. He now has a baby; this could definitely make life difficult for Andy and Cecelia’s relationship.

The relationships between people are interesting as many people in society go through the same thing. Metzenthen wrote about this because it’s the way humanity was born for. Whether, you cheat on a girl or get somebody pregnant, people can relate to that as they have done it or it has happened to them.