ANALYSIS Matthew Bannon The Darkness In Kill Me If You Can By James Patterson And Marshall Karp

3. ANALYSIS

There are six main characters that darkness in this novel, namely: Matthew Bannon, Walter Zelvas, The Ghost, Vadim Chukov, Nathaniel Prince, and Marta Krall.

1. Matthew Bannon

Matthew Bannon is a poor art student living in New York. Hes a master candidate in Fine Arts at Parsons in Manhattan. He has found the love of his life in Katherine Sanborne, a professor of Fine Arts at Parsons. He was originally from Hotchkiss, Colorado, his father wanted him to follow family tradition and join the Marines, his mother hoped he would be more artistic like her. So he compromised, four years n the Marines with tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, then he moved to New York to study art. Matthew Bannon is Art students, wants to be a successful painter, former Marine, and comes from a family of Marines. Matthew Bannon, a poor art student living in New York City. He started out his career in the Marines, following in his father’s footsteps, but on agreement after finishing, he began to study art. He is studying at one of the most prestigious art universities in the country, and whether he has talent or not could be debatable, but he is told to have influences of a young Edward Hopper. Bannon has nothing special to show for in life, but he is in love with his professor Miss Katherine Sanborne a she seem to have an attraction for him as well. Universitas Sumatera Utara It way just an ordinary day in New York when Grand Central Station was suddenly filled with gunshots and two huge explosions. Everyone thought it was a terrorist attack and people poured out of the building as fast as they could before they were caught up in another attack like 911. As Matthew was running out of the terminal he saw a man lying on the floor in front of an open locker. By the time he reached the man he was dead, but Matthew took what was in the locker. A bag, a bag filled with diamonds. Matthew took it and ran. He thought he life was really going to change. After selling these diamonds hed be a very rich man. He finds a duffel bag filled with diamonds during a chaotic attack at Grand Central Station. Plans for a worry-free life with his gorgeous girlfriend Katherine fill his thoughts--until he realizes that he is being hunted, and that whoever is after him wont stop until they have reclaimed the diamonds and exacted their revenge. Thats was all before he thought things through, someone would be missing those diamonds. Thats when he realized he was being hunted. An assassin called The Ghost was chasing him down. The diamonds belonged to an international syndicate, and when The Ghost wasnt finding him fast enough they added another assassin. This new assassin had two targets in their sights, Matthew and The Ghost. It would be a great pleasure to make The Ghost disappear forever. Matthew Bannon doesnt just survive a frightening attack at Grand Central Station; this poor New York art student walks away with the prize of a lifetime: thirteen million dollars worth of diamonds. What young Bannon doesnt yet realize at the beginning of this James Patterson novel is that prize might come at the price of his life. Hes being targeted by not one, but two assassins, and nothing Universitas Sumatera Utara in his expensive aesthetic education can prepare him or us for the adventures that lay before him in this new James Patterson thriller. Matthew Bannon had a plan to kill Marta Krall, with her back to the room told her hotl and reasonable to take photos. When they returned to the room matthew, matthew pretend that Marta also follow him down. And when Martha looked down, matthew told to turn around. Matthew began to turn around, right hold of the pen and the pen that she plugs into her eyeball up Roberts fell and died. Patterson 2011:215-216 says, I turned, and her eyes dropped to my crotch for an instant. I grabbed the Rapidograph pen from the table, and plunged the steel tip directly into the gel of Marta Kralls right eye. She gasped, and I forced it deeper - into her brain. Her long legs went out from under her. She collapsed into me but I let her fall. Matthew is quite likeable and whilst his romance with his girlfriend Katherine is identical to every other romance in Patterson’s books it comes across o.k. The twist that many reviewers mention is as plain as the nose on your face. I was pleased it was revealed early on so it eliminated the tedium of having figured it out. Be reversed the simplicity of a Matthew Bannon is an art student in New York. Matthew Bannon also has a part-time job is as a cold-blooded assassin that his figure was never known people including Vadim Chukov which her employs. Matthew Bannon is the Ghost. The most deadly assassin, the main character in this novel turns evil person also and patterned want to have a diamond. Universitas Sumatera Utara As clever-clever we cover lies. it will to dismantle well. lying is bad for yourself, because problems arise lie that makes us regret. Regret always comes too late, before the comings of regret do not ever lie to others. Patterson 2011-272 says,“I want my girlfriend back.” Matthew said. “And I want my diamonds,” Chukov said. “I have them right here,” I lied. “I’ll trade you. You can have your goddamn diamonds-just give Katherine back to me. Untouched. Unharmed.”

2. Walter Zelvas