Reeve creates an effective character with shrike by giving him two sides one good side he has created one bad side the good side was shown when he helped Hester when she was laying on the ground he said “you cant stay here” in a voice almost like someone scraping chalk across a blackboard this is used to make him sound damaged and injured when he really is not he cant die he is technically invincible he has a metal body he is all plugs and gas he is moving by hydraulics.

This shows even though he is said and supposedly emotionless he truly is not because he is helping her which shows real affection much as that makes him a good character he isn’t because he stalks Hester and tom trying to kill them so that is the bad side though probably this could be because of chrome because he could have brain washed shrike into thinking that tom and Hester are his enemy’s so he could be confused because when people are confused about their emotions the could end up being really kind then suddenly end up trying to kill you.

So I chrome could have brain washed him on the other hand Hester did betray him when she ran away to kill valentine for what he did to her parents in this is showing that shrike was a bad creation because he has amazing powers yet he is using them to his advantage he has super speed and super strength he probably has super every thing. Now talking about the good side he does care he may have no feelings meant as senses though in the other meaning he can feel emotions like happy and sad.I don’t thinks that he was serious because Hester said “he must have been joking he didn’t have his claws out

I think that it is wrong that shrike was going to do it but I can understand why he is doing this Hester Shaw was the one that brought it on because she must have upset chome and chrome set shrike on Hester Shaw and shrike was probably promised a great reward.

And that reward is shrike turning Hester Shaw into a stalker he said that she would be beautiful and she would be respected and they finally came to an agreement that she would become one as long as Tom was left alone.I personally think that tom will die.