The Supernaturalist, Eoin Colfer. Cycle 20 Reading Response, 48-62

Summary:
I read pages 48-62. Stefan invites him to join their group of Supernaturalists. Stefan calls the group a family. Though Stefan used the word lightly, but to Cosmo this was a very big deal. Stefan explains what he knows about the parasites(the blue creatures) so far. The parasites hate water and suck the life force from people who are injured or dying. The parasites population keeps growing and growing each day, the Supernaturalists feel like they are barely even leaving a dent in their population each night they go out hunting. Mona will be the one who teaches Cosmo how to kill the parasites. Stefan heads to his mother’s gravesite. He questions himself on why is he doing this. He starts to get pressured by how everyone looks up to him to be the leader. He feels like he is getting no where with killing out the parasites. He knew what his mother would say, “Everyone you save is someone’s son, or someone’s mother. When you save them, you save me.” Mona wakes up Cosmos and tells him that the group was getting ready for a parasite hunt. Two buildings had crashed into each other when they were being moved around by a master satellite in the sky. She hand Cosmo a lightning rod and says, “Green button, prime. Red button, fire. Make sure the narrow end is pointing at the spooky blue creature. Got it? Good. Consider yourself trained.” Cosmo was surprised that he was being sent into combat with them so quickly.

Quote: “Everyone you save is someone’s son, or someone’s mother. When you save them, you save me.”
I think this quote is extremely important to the book. The Supernaturalists aren’t killing the bugs to save themselves they are doing this to avenge friends and family members that have had their lives sucked away by the parasites. It shows how though they may not be able to achieve revenge by killing them, they still can help to keep other people from feeling the pain they have felt from loosing people close to them.