The last section of reading was a lot more action packed and interesting. I'm starting to actually get into the book, finally. This section started with Lyra having just escaped from the party Mrs. Coulter hosted at Oxford University. She feels free for the first time, but soon realizes that she must face the real world which isn't a walk in the park either for her. The author, Phillip Pullman also portrays society as a whole as corrupt and evil. This reminds me of European history, where Prince Machiavelli shares this belief that it is human nature to think badly of others. I disagree with this theory, since it seems to me that at least in sociey today most people care for others and there aren't as many "bad" people as in Philip Pullman's imaginary society in this story. There are just a handful of people in society today that are "bad" to the extent of Philip Pullman.
Lyra and Pantalaimon meet a friendly man named Tony Costa who helps them by rescuing them by a band of slavers. This is one of the few trustful people that Lyra meets throughout this story. Hopefully, Lyra will continue to run into these good samaritans and her life will continue to improve. Also, i'm still yet to find out about the golden compass.
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