what is the theme/ message of the first artemis fowl book??

Answer 1

Artemis Fowl is the first book in the Artemis Fowl series.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The plot
Artemis Fowl II is the son of a European crimelord, Artemis Senior. At the beginning of the book, his father has been kidnapped on a venture into Russia to start trade routes, and as a result his mother has gone into a dissociative state.


Along with his friend and bodyguard Butler, Fowl discovers the existence of fairies and decodes their Book, which is similar to the Bible or other religious texts, in order to capture one. He eventually manages to capture LEPrecon (a pun on leprechaun) captain Holly Short, whom he then proceeds to hold hostage for gold.

LEPrecon Commander Julius Root soon finds out, and leads an attack against the "Mud Men" – what the fairies refer to humans as – in order to take Holly back. To do this, they recruit dwarf Mulch Diggums, a petty thief, to tunnel through Fowl's manor and break in. Mulch learns that Fowl has a copy of the fairies' precious book, but fakes his death on the way out of the manor in order to be free.

The Council, realizes nothing is working and they then allow officer Briar Cudgeon to send a troll into Fowl Manor. Butler and his younger sister Juliet are trapped in the entrance hall when the troll comes crashing through their doors. Butler tries to fight the beast, but ends up being thrown into a wall. Holly Short finds a way out of her cell and manages to save Juliet from certain death. Holly however, is also hurt in the action. She lands on top of Butler and manages to heal him using her magic. Butler awakes feeling better then ever and defeats the troll.

When Cudgeon's plan fails, Root is reinstated and Briar is demoted. The now desperate fairies attempt to stop time and "blue rinse" Fowl Manor (using a bio-bomb, which works like an atomic bomb, except that it only affects living beings.) However, Fowl had already tested a plan with his mother, who, by using sleeping pills, escapes the time-stop. He uses some of her pills to escape the stop as well, to the surprise of the fairies. Artemis gets to keep the gold, which is actually a ransom fund for the LEPrecon, but exchanges half of it in order to revive his mother. The book ends with Artemis planning his next scheme to find his father.

The Code
At the bottom of each page in the book, a string of symbols appear. These symbols are supposedly Gnommish, but are really part of a substitution cipher which, when decoded, reveals a message. The message runs throughout the book's pages, and repeats a couple of times.

The code can be easily deciphered by using a section of the book's text itself, which gives a relatively long passage in Gnomish from the Booke of the People, and then its English translation.

The translated code on the front cover reads:

Carry me always, carry me well. I am thy teacher of herb and spell.

The translated code at the bottom of the pages reads:

The prophecies of Ohm phlegm pot cleaner to Frond elfen king. I am Ohm phlegm pot cleaner to the king. But I am much more than that for I see the future written in the phlegm. For centuries we pixies have read the phlegm but I am the best there has ever been. My visions are generally of little importance. I foretell outbreaks of troll pox or gas attacks among elderly dwarfs. But sometimes even a poor pot cleaner can see wondrous things. A vision came to me two moons ago when I was gazing deep into his majesty’s own phlegm pot. I was heating the pot over a flame when the sign appeared. This vision was more vivid and detailed than any I had previously seen. Because of its importance I decided to write it down for posterity and so I can say I told you so. I saw an age when the People have been driven underground by the Mud Men. This is what the phlegm told me. In this time one shall come among us. Fowl by name and foul by nature. A mud man unlike any other. He shall learn our secrets and use them against us. I see him now as plain as day. His face is pale he has dark eyes and raven hair. Yet it must be a mistake for he seems a mere youth. Surely no mud boy could outwit the People. But now I see that the boy is not alone. He is aided by a formidable warrior scarred from a thousand battles. This Fowl shall hold the People to ransom for their most precious possession gold. And in spite of all our magic there is still a chance that he will prevail. For he has discovered how to escape the time field. Unfortunately how the story ends I cannot say. But there was more to see. There is another story to come. Someone will bring the People and the Mud Men together. The worst of both races. This fairy’s goal is to grind all the creatures of the earth beneath his boot. And who is this traitor? it is not clear. But he shall start a war unlike anything the People have ever seen. Those who were enemies shall be united against him. And for the first time there will be mud men below ground. I have one clue to his identity a riddle. Goblins shall rise and Haven shall fall. A villainous elf is behind it all to find the one who so disappoints look ye to where the finger points. Instead of one face this elf has two both speak false and none speak true. While publicly he lends a helping hand his true aim is to seize command. I know. Its not very plain is it I don’t understand either. But perhaps in the future all will become clear. Look for a powerhungry elf who has a finger pointed at him during our tale. And so this is Ohm’s legacy. A warning that may save the world from total destruction. There’s not much to work with I know. The details are a bit sketchy. My advice to you is to consult the phlegm. It may be that you are sensitive. I have buried this prophecy with my phlegm pot. If you are not fortunate enough to work as a pot cleaner then there is usually a supply of phlegm every time you have a cold. Here ends the first prophecy of Ohm. Because of the importance of my visions I shall repeat the prophecies once more. If you have just begun to understand the text then read on. If you have worked out the entire message then congratulations. Now go and save the world.

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Answer 2

Artemis Fowl Gnomish

Answer 3

fairies exist. be nice to them.