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"It obscured the vision of the Hawkline Monster for a few seconds, knowing full well that if the monster were destroyed, too, but death was better than going on living like this, being a part of evil.." p. 176

I really loved this book because of the shadow.  I loved its hatred for the monster itself and I loved its selflessness in the end of the book.  It can even be metaphorical of a person that is caught in the shadow of someone evil, but can do nothing about it.  It can be frustrating to do exactly what the evil person does, and it can drive one crazy when he can do nothing about the entire thing.  I think that that's one of the things that drives the shadow crazy; the Monster is doing all of these horrible things and the shadow has no control over its actions or choices.  Being a shadow, it can only follow the Monster around and mimic what it does. Therefore, in the end when it rebels against the Monster, it is an amazing victory for the underdog.  I loved the ending of this book.