The Plucker
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The Plucker is a 160 page novel both written and illustrated by Brom
. There are three parts to the story, in 22 chapters, and over 100 illustrations in full color.
This story takes place in the shadowy land of make-believe, where Jack and his box are stuck beneath the bed with the other castaway toys. When Plucker, a malevolent spirit, is set loose upon the world of make-believe, Jack is thrust into the unlikely role of defending Thomas, the very child who abandoned him.
Angel, though surrounded by other adoring toys, and the most prominent toy of all "The Red Knight", she feels distant and shut out from the rest because of the knights domineering and degrading attitude towards her, treating like nothing more than a trophy. Early in the story Angel and Jack become secret friends and talk and laugh with one another until all hours of the night, until their time is cut short by the Red Knight's control issues.
There is also Thomas, the owner of the toys, he's always playing alone because his father is away at war, and his mother is a work-o-hollic who tries to help the war in any way, leaving Thomas alone with his toys.
There is also fear in Thomas, of the doll in which his father brought from Nigeria. It was a doll with an entrapped spirit that would eat the evil spirits (or something to that nature).
There is also fear in Mabelle, who knew and understood what was happening to Thomas, and she only hoped that Jack could save him.
Also, there is fear in the mother, who is oblivious to any conflict, and can only sense that something is wrong
Angel is filled with pain as she watches other toys get dismembered and have their souls sucked out of them through their eyes.
Even the Plucker felt the pain of being isolated from existence in his African homeland.
brought the book to producers over at New Line Cinema
. The movie was slated for a 2010 release date. However, in early 2008 Warner Bros.
absorbed New Line Cinema, and all progress seems to have stopped on the picture.
was adapting the book for a stage play. This was confirmed by a YouTube
video. The Plucker opened on Valentine's weekend 2009 for one weekend only. The production was directed by Tristan Mathers and starred Aya Itoh (Jack), Hillary Low (Angel) and Luke Koehn (The Plucker). The production was attended by the author and his family.
Gerald Brom
Gerald Brom is an American gothic fantasy artist and illustrator, known for his work in role-playing games, novels, and comics.-Early life:Brom was born March 9, 1965, in Albany, Georgia. As the son of a U.S...
. There are three parts to the story, in 22 chapters, and over 100 illustrations in full color.
This story takes place in the shadowy land of make-believe, where Jack and his box are stuck beneath the bed with the other castaway toys. When Plucker, a malevolent spirit, is set loose upon the world of make-believe, Jack is thrust into the unlikely role of defending Thomas, the very child who abandoned him.
Major themes
In The Plucker there are a multitude of recurring themes found such as, pain, rejection, fear, loneliness, and many others.Loneliness
In the Plucker, even from the very beginning the reader can see that Jack [the main character] feels isolated, abandoned, and completely and utterly alone with only his box to ease his lonesome soul. And in many instances the reader would think that his loneliness has finally come to an end when that glittering hope is snatched away and torn to shreds.Angel, though surrounded by other adoring toys, and the most prominent toy of all "The Red Knight", she feels distant and shut out from the rest because of the knights domineering and degrading attitude towards her, treating like nothing more than a trophy. Early in the story Angel and Jack become secret friends and talk and laugh with one another until all hours of the night, until their time is cut short by the Red Knight's control issues.
There is also Thomas, the owner of the toys, he's always playing alone because his father is away at war, and his mother is a work-o-hollic who tries to help the war in any way, leaving Thomas alone with his toys.
Fear
In the story many times the toys have strong urges to rise up, to strike back at the oppressing beasts of the spirit realm, but are too paralyzed by their own fear to do anything about it.There is also fear in Thomas, of the doll in which his father brought from Nigeria. It was a doll with an entrapped spirit that would eat the evil spirits (or something to that nature).
There is also fear in Mabelle, who knew and understood what was happening to Thomas, and she only hoped that Jack could save him.
Also, there is fear in the mother, who is oblivious to any conflict, and can only sense that something is wrong
Filth/Dirty/Untouchable
There's quite a macabre sense of filth and decay that pours into the world of these happy little toys. And all throughout the story there are unimaginable beasts of a disgusting nature. There's also a great deal of disgust from inside coming mainly from Jack. The self loathing and lack of self confidence makes him second guess and blame himself for things he had no control of. The separation, and more importantly, the segragation of toys seems to hold a very "caste system" kind of feeling. You have the Red Knight and Angel who associate with no one, the rest of the toys who socialize with each other, the underbed toys who talk mainly to no one but themselves, and then the attic toys who, for all intents and purposes, are dead.Pain
Pain is the basic premise on which this entire tale rests upon. The amount of atrocious nerve wracking pain unleashed in this baroque story. In his adventures through the book Jack is filled with immense emotional pain through the loss of his beloved Angel and also his life long companion the Box.Angel is filled with pain as she watches other toys get dismembered and have their souls sucked out of them through their eyes.
Even the Plucker felt the pain of being isolated from existence in his African homeland.
The Movie
Channing TatumChanning Tatum
Channing Matthew Tatum is an American actor and film producer. He began his career as a fashion model and appearing in television commercials for Pepsi and Mountain Dew before turning to film roles...
brought the book to producers over at New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema, often simply referred to as New Line, is an American film studio. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne as a film distributor, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of Time Warner in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner...
. The movie was slated for a 2010 release date. However, in early 2008 Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
absorbed New Line Cinema, and all progress seems to have stopped on the picture.
The Plucker on stage
There were rumors that a student organization at the University of HawaiiUniversity of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
was adapting the book for a stage play. This was confirmed by a YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
video. The Plucker opened on Valentine's weekend 2009 for one weekend only. The production was directed by Tristan Mathers and starred Aya Itoh (Jack), Hillary Low (Angel) and Luke Koehn (The Plucker). The production was attended by the author and his family.