Challenger Deep Analysis

Challenger Deep is written in an astounding way that is equally real and confusing, which sums up what it’s like to suffer from a mental illness. I believe Shusterman consciously made the book confusing because he wanted his readers to make sense of it on their own without having any preconceived ideas about Caden. In particular, we are never told his precise diagnosis nor why he envisions the things he does. In this moment Caden fears of watching his own potential decompose and contemplates that death would be easier than to his own disappointment. “Dead kids are put on pedestals, but mentally ill kids get hidden under the rug” (Shusterman pg. 168). Kids who die from suicide have a diagnosis mental disorder. However, mental illness is still …show more content…
There are a hundred of reasons for your engine light to come up on your dashboard and you know it’s on but only the auto mechanics can properly address them and for Caden he realized something was wrong but couldn’t pin point what it was. “I mean, with modern technology, you’d think our cars could diagnose themselves, but no, all there is on the dashboard is this moronic ‘check engine’ light that comes on whenever there’s anything wrong – which proves that automobiles are more organic than we think” (Shusterman pg. 107). In other words, automobiles work like human brains. It became prominent towards the end; the imaginary chapters were leaking into the real-life ones. For instance, the use of the descriptive words used in the text made it clear to vision the memories Caden has experienced. Just like the check-engine light you are aware that something is wrong but cannot pinpoint the problem without it being addressed properly. It allows the readers to have a mind like Caden and what it is like to suffer from a mental illness. I learned that a mental illness is something one can manage, not