Thematically, this is an important factor for the rest of the novel. Not only does the main character have the name of one of the archangels-Michael-but he also lives on a road named after a person who trains winged creatures. It is here, too, that the overtones of names in the novel should be noted. On one of these trips, a key revelation of the book comes about-Michael discovers that Skellig seems to have wings where his shoulder blades are. Skellig gets Michael to promise to not tell anyone and the boy agrees, also agreeing to bring Skellig sustenance-in the form of food and ale (a much better meal than the insects Skellig had been eating). It is at this point that Michael’s luck begins to change, because while Skellig looks run down and hopeless, there is a sense that he has more capabilities than he lets on. There, he finds what he first thinks is a creature, but more resembles a man-who you later come to find out is the titular Skellig.
A little while after moving into the new house, Michael decides to take an adventure down to the garage on the property-which he’s usually not allowed to go near because it is structurally unsound and his parents don’t want him getting hurt.
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