Knowledge
Knowledge
is power. That is the famous saying that
reverberates through our minds whenever we have the opportunity to learn. Knowledge is what carries you through life
and opens doors for you. However, knowledge
can also be the downfall of a person. People
can be so eager to learn that they are oblivious to obvious dangers that they
face. Also, if people pursue more
knowledge that they need to, they can learn things that are very disturbing and
possibly untrue.
In the
book The Necromancer by Michael Scott, one of the main characters, Josh,
is faced with the decision to gain a lot more knowledge. However, he is being persuaded by a very
powerful manipulator, which makes his mind only focus on knowledge. This makes him unaware of the danger that
faces him. The manipulator, Doctor John
Dee, told Josh that he could learn how to raise the dead, an art called
necromancy (the book is fantasy), which would allow him to consult any historic
figure on questions and help him gain more knowledge. He was so focused on this, however, that he
wasn’t thinking clearly. Little did he
know, he would summon a very dangerous monster in the process of his learning,
which would devour him on the spot.
This is
what I mean by knowledge being your downfall.
The hunger for knowledge is so overpowering that it can takes over your
mind and makes you not think straight. I’m
not saying knowledge is a bad thing, but people need to focus on other things
besides it. So, knowledge truly is power
in everything that you do, but ambition can overpower common sense of you’re
not careful. Overall, The Necromancer
by Michael Scott was a great book and I would highly recommend it. It is the fourth book in its series, and I
suggest that you read it from the beginning.
-Nathan Johnson
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