How does Reeve create an effective character with Shrike?

Reeve makes an effective character because on him he has more than a side of himself.He is also known as a heartless and terrifying monster when he starts to chase Tom and Hester in Airhaven.On the other hand he has a sensitive side of himself.This is shown when Hester is on the shores of her home.This is shown when he picks her up and says,’You can’t stay here child.’

This shows that he has a more caring side to him with the fact that Hester said that that he had no feelings.By this evidence it shows that most probably he was a father because of the way he spoke to the child by calling it ‘child’ and this shows that he was respectful and caring to the child.In a way he was respectful by calling it child and not anything disrespectful.

Shrike lost all his feelings when he became a robot but in my opinion by the way he spoke to the child it looks like when he was human he cared a lot about the children.This shows that Shrike had feelings for the children and cares about children still as before his memory was wiped and also cares about them as his feelings were removed.After his memory got wiped he was sent to kill people and it was unfair that he turned into a robot and he couldn’t express his feelings.He is kind and heart full on the inside but on the other hand he is a destroyer and a predator on the outside.This isn’t fair for him because he should be allowed to live the way he wanted not to be turned into a robot and made to chase and kill people.

It went from a lot of people to liking him and thinking he is a kind and generous man.Then turned into this killing robot which has no feelings for everyone.But only a few know that deep down he has feelings for everyone.For example the child he spoke to it calmly and called it child like he cared about the child.He didn’t disrespect anyone.So in my opinion he would most probably break out and start caring about everyone and won’t be a destroying predator around people and will be like he use to be human and living a good life again.

He most probably hates being a robot and wants to be normal again and is crying on the inside but he doesn’t show it on the outside.I feel bad for him because he starts to do things like killing which is very bad and he started off as a good man but now he was forced to start murdering. Also other things that are illegal to do and not appropriate to do in his environment or anywhere in that world.So therefore in my opinion he should stand up and make himself human again so that he could be loved by everyone again like in the past.

He should be allowed to give his opinion and should be treated as well as everyone else is treated.This is my opinion on why Shrike should be made into human again.

On the other hand,what if he turns human and doesn’t know how to act like he used to like a kind and generous man.What if he still sees everyone as preys and he’s a predator sent to kill when he doesn’t mean to do it?These points are negatives to what he could be but it would take a long time to turn the way he use to be again after so long having no experience to do it again.

Shrike was also a stalker.A  good side to himself as later in the book he brings up. When it comes to the point for him to finally kill Hester ,which was the whole point off his mission, he shows her mercy. Then  tells her what he has planned for he and it was really surprising  as he’s normally a silent assassin. To be honest I’m not sure of how to think of him  in the sense that he has many sides to himself.Therefore,  it’s difficult especially when he’s supposed to be a heartless killer.In the Mortal Engines, Shrike is shown to be a relentless killer machine.He’s harming several Aviatrices and killing three pirates when his hunt for Hester Shaw takes him to Airhaven.

Shrikes appearance is his  glowing bright green eyes at night. They shine as bright as the sun at day.His eyes shine  through the dark,dirty,misty street.Also wearing sharp claws looking like knifes on his hands like Wolverine. His all black jacket and black trousers. Finally, with his black shoes making him look really like a true scavenger.Shrike feels as if he is superior to humans.Also, that they are a ‘whining Once-born’. Hester and Tom had escaped Shrike by jumping out of a hot air-balloon. They do this so that the air-ship starts following them will go after the hot air-balloon.They are still inside it while Tom and Hester are walking across the Out-Country and are trying to escape away from Shrike.This was their only strategy/way to run away for their lives from Shrike.