Year 12 - Media Studies

The Darren Shan books – Cirque Du Freak

Equilibrium:

Darren Shan is a young boy who has a rather happy childhood. We are introduced to his best friend Steve, and he and his family seem to be very loving.

Disequilibrium:

After a series of startling events, including witnessing Steve begging a vampire to become is mentor, Darren is forced to become a half vampire to save Steve’s life. He fakes his death and has to witness the pain of his family. After leaving home, he joins a travelling freak show, but his new life comes to a shocking halt when he learns that Steve has become a half Vampanese; Vampires turned evil. After becoming a prince of the Vampires by chance, and being told that he is destined to kill Steve before all the Vampires are wiped out, Darren embarks on a mission then results in the death of dozen of his friends and mentors, including his God-son.

New-equilibrium:

After Steve and Darren kill each other in a fight, Darren’s soul becomes stuck in ‘The Lake of Souls,’ an eternal limbo where tainted souls spend forever contemplating their actions. He almost goes insane as he releases that his soul is bound here become he was becoming evil in order to match Steve’s deeds. However, before he loses his mind, he is ‘fished’ up and given another chance. After a painful process, he is given a physical body that only lasts a few hours, but allows his soul to move on.