Understanding Lila's feelings in the build-up of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

Lila faces physical and emotional challenges that the reader does not know if she will overcome. Lila's emotional journey is a key part of building suspense in the build-up of the story. Philip Pullman conveys Lila's changing emotions both explicitly and using 'show and tell'. 'Show and tell' is a narrative technique that conveys a character's feelings through sensory details, actions &thoughts. Empathising with a character's emotions can help us develop our own examples of 'show and tell'.