Climax

   There were many different parts to this story that could be considered the climax, but my favorite was when Matt returned from his journey with Kira's father, Christopher, in Chapter 21. He had gone to find blue for Kira, from the place beyond Annabella's cott. He found a village many days beyond the cott.
   "'Them be all broken, them people. But there be plenty of food. And it's quiet-like, and nice.'" When Kira asks Matt what he means by broken, this is his response, " He gestured toward her twisted leg. 'Like you. Some don't walk good. Some be broken in other ways. Not all. But lots.'"(pg 210)
   Kira is confused by the answer she receives from Matt, until later, when she meets her father for the first time. He explains many things that Kira was dumbfounded by. He also explains what Matt meant by broken.
   "Her father smiled. 'Not only from here. There are other places. They had come from all over, those who had been wounded --- sometimes not just in body, but in other ways as well. Some traveled very long distances. It's astounding to hear of the difficult journeys. And those who had reached the place where I found myself? They had formed their own community --- my community now, too ---' Kira remembered what Matt had described, a place where broken people lived."(pg 227)
   I  consider this the climax because it is the revealing point of all the mystery and suspicion, built up inside of Kira. It gives us the answers to many of the questions we may have had, and confirms many suspicions we may have had as well.

The climax is the very top point of the plot mountain. It is the point of the most action, and reveals many things. Image courtesy of google.com