Neil Gaiman also known as Neil Richard MacKinnon
Gaiman he was born on November 10 1960 in
Porchester Hampshire England He's an Author,
a comic book creator,a screen writer and also
a voice actor but before that he became famous
on his books he also work before as a Journalist
way back on his 20's and here are the various
books listed that Neil Gaiman's wrote.
over many books he wrote The Graveyard is
the one who catches our attention it is an
attention grabber book who gave a very good
lesson to readers on this book we focus the
topic about compassion and forgiveness but
before that let us know and discover the story
of The Graveyard.
In the Dark Scary night a murderer named jack
come to the house of Dorian family.He killed
the mother,the father and the older sister
who were sleeping in their rooms after killing
the three subjects a man jack climbed up to
the top floor of the house to finish his last
mission which is to kill the child.
As the killer reached the crib where 's the
child sleeping he stabbed it with his keen
and sharp knife but knowing that it is not
the child he then tries to find and start
wandering all over the house when he didn't
found the child he tries to follow the smell
of the child by sniffing and sniffing
meanwhile when man jack was still murdering
the family of the child, The child got awake
when he get bored he climbs up to his crib
he crawled downstairs only thinking that the
noise sound he made won't notice by his parents
because he think also when his parents will
hear him they will surely put him back crib
and force to sleep back again the child saw
that the door was open he crawled out of the
house and there's something caught his attention
then he follow it until he reached The Graveyard
at the Graveyard there's an Owens couple who
see the child they decided to adopt the child
and they named it as Nobody Owens Bods for
short they give the blessing owens as welcoming
it to stay.
Bod was a quiet child who couldn't understand
why couldn't leave cemetery after all Silas
left Bod learned to read from the headstones
and learn from the dead but he was lonely.
Bod meets a live girl Scarlet Perkins they
become friends and often play together her
parents think bod is an imaginary friend and
bring Scarlet to the Graveyard to play with
him Bod and Scarlet decide to find the oldest
grave in the cemetery they asked Cauis Pompuis
one of the oldest folks about it Cauis tells
them the unknown grave on the hill the kids
find an opening going down in the mausoleum
at the top of the hill.
They climbed down the stones to meet the indigo
man the imaginary guard of the palace when
they weren't scared he disappeared.
Next they felt a prickly sensation and hear
whispery voices calling.
They meet the sleers who guards the resting
place of the master and the treasure.
The treasure is an old brooch,stone knife
and a cup.
When the kids climb up the stone stairs, Scarlet's
parents and the police men are searching for
them.
The parent's are scared and vow never to let
her out of their sight again.
She convinces them to take her back later
to tell Bod they were moving to Scotland.
There is one grave that belongs to ghouls
in the graveyard, one in every graveyard.
Silas is leaving to find some information
and Bod is not happy about it.
Silas hires Miss Lupescu to look after Bod
while he is gone.
she is horrible, cooks awful food and makes
him memorize pointless lessons like how to
call help in every language.
Bod is not happy about it and his parents
or anyone else will listen to his complaints.
Frustrated He curls into a ball on the grass
and falls asleep.
Three ghouls wake him.
the listen to his complaints and promise him
food and adventure.
They toss Bod down a dark opening in a tomb
to the strange world under the grave stones.
More ghouls swarm around them and they try
to make Bod a ghoul or perhaps they will leave
his corpse under a tree and return to eat
it after it is properly soft.
Bod discovers the unconsecrated grounds of
the cemetery and goes to meet the witch buried
there.
Elisabeth or Liza hempstock was downed and
burned to death because another girl accused
her of bewitching a boy.
She was buried in an unmarked grave and desperately
wanted a headstone.
Bod goes to the Sleer's den and steals the
ring to sell for money to buy a headstone.
He leaves the graveyard to try and sell the
ring at the pawnshop.
When the evil pawnshop owner sees how fine
and old the ring is he calls a cohort.
They lock Bod up and debate calling Jack,
who was looking for a boy.
They decide not to as they want the treasure
for themselves but Jack is awakened many miles
away to smell of something tasty.
Liza shows up and helps Bod escape.
He takes a large glass paperweight and paint
and his ring back.
He returns the ring and Paints E.h.
We don't forget on the paperweight to mark
Liza's grave.
No one would tell Bod what is going on.
The cemetery folk were all making preparations
and singing the same song.
Silas gives Bod clothing.
Silas tell Bod you must be alive or dead to
dance the Macabre and since he is neither
he doesn't know much about it.
the winter blossoms bloomed the first time
in 80 years and villagers came and cut baskets
of the white flowers.
After dusk, Bod could hear music coming from
the town square and went to see.
Every man woman and child received a flower
and the dead and the living danced together.
Bod danced with the lady on the Grey. the
next day the living forgot, the dead refused
to speak of it and it snowed.
Silas allows Bod to go to the public school.
Bod is not supposed to draw attention to himself
but he can't help intervening when he discovers
bullies terrorizing kids.
Bod leads Mo and Nick to the cemetery, fades
and fills them with fear.
When they continue bullying, Bod dreamwalks
and scares them more.
mo has her uncle, a policeman, pick Bod up
for questioning.
Liza shows up ang goes after Silas.
The cop car hits a man in the road and stops.
it is Silas who wraps Bod up in his arms and
takes him home to the graveyard.
Silas disappears and the graveyard is in a
tizzy about how to take care of Bod.
Bod questions the Owens about the man Jack.
He is angry Silas hadn't killed him when he
had the chance.
Mrs. Owens says Silas is not a monster.
scarlet and her mother move back to town after
her parents divorce.
scarlet get lost and meets nice Mr. frost
in the cemetery.
He takes her home and her mother tells them
of Scarlet's imaginary friend in the graveyard
when she was little.
Mom invites Mr. frost to dinner.
Bod learns revenge is a dish best served cold
or perhaps not at all.
Bod and Scarlet meet again and she tells Mr.
frost.
In krakow, Silas, Miss Lupesco and the rest
of the honor guard battle evil forces in a
cave.
Miss Lupesco in battle and dies.
Scarlet discovers that Mr. frost is staying
in the house where Bod's family was killed.
Mr. frost wants to meet Bod. when they meet
Mr frost becomes Jack and tries to stab Bod.
More Jacks, Jack of all trades, shows up.
Bod and scarlet escape to the graveyard and
the Jacks follow.
Bod hides scarlet on the sleers stairs.
He tricks and traps all the jacks except the
man Jack who went after Scarlet.
Jack catches scarlet in the Sleer cave and
holds a knife to her throat.
Bod follows them and tells the sleers that
Jack is their master.
the Three headed snake wraps Jack in its coils
and pulls him through a wall.
Things are changing; Bod can no longer always
see the dead.
He is growing up and his powers are fading.
Silas gives him a suitcase, money and a passport
to go out in the world and sadly says goodbye.
Mrs. Owens cries and sings to her son as she
lets him go.
Bod tries to hug her but can no longer touch
her.
Bod is happy to travel into the world and
meet living adventure head on.
he knows that one day he will return to the
graveyard.
You heard the story of the graveyard and now
let us focus on the topic which is compassion
and forgiveness as all we know Bod's family
was murdered by a man named Jack right?
so let me us you a question if you were in
Bod's situation and your family was killed
too can you still forgive the person who killed
them?
Well lets see the answer of our fellow filipino
citizen about this cause as all we know extra
judicial killing is relevant here in the philippines
nowadays.
