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In ‘Knowledge of Angels’ Jill Paton Walsh encourages the reader to sympathise with Palinor. How far do you agree with this statement. Palinor is, in the book ‘Knowledge of Angels’, one of the most significant characters. He introduces . Jill Paton Walsh has therefore introduced many devices in this extract so as to make her reader sympathise with him. Paton’s description of Palinor’s personality and character allows the reader to sympathise or relate to him. Palinor is polite in the way that he addresses the Consistory Court, calling the members ‘sirs’. This gives the impression of a well mannered man, as it shows that he is respectful. Another attractive point in Palinor’s character is his appreciation of nature, as he describes ‘a calm night of the brightest stars…I had never seen such brilliance.’ ‘ Perhaps it was because the moon was at her slightest crescent,’ ‘I stood content …admiring the magnificence of the celestial nig