As a result of wasteful use of resources The Water Knife a 2015 novel by Paolo Bacigalupi may be regarded as one of the many books that take place in a future dystopian culture. The novel is centered around the overall lack of water due to climate change that was caused by deforestation and the construction of dams which greatly reduces the amount of water available to American in particular regions. As a result of these individuals states hoard the nation water supply while others are left in the dust. Thus the novel does a great job in demonstrating that impeding disasters can prove in the long run difficult as the majority of individuals look out for themselves instead of working in collaboration to solve these challenges they are facing,
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One of those character is Lucy Monroe who is journalist and one who appears totally different from others journalists in the book. This is because she is not content with simply making a living by photographing bodies and wreckage which is an emotional feeling .Thus, through him there is a “clear depiction of the problems individuals are facing in their fight for their rights”, (Milkoreit, 123). There is widespread mass killings and destruction which is common thus affecting individuals emotionally. She claims that “‘You learn. You don’t write about the bodies, because the narcos don’t like that. Well, you don’t tell the stories behind the bodies anyway. And you don’t write about the money, because the politicians hate that. And you definitely don’t write about Calies, because they’ll make sure you stop writing for good”, (Bacigalupi, 168). As a result of this she is arrested and tortured by a man looking for information about a certain set of water rights. Though she knew nothing about where they were, she was targeted since she was seen as a danger to anyone trying to profit off of the drought. She was able to escape, but was soon threatened to the point where she was eager to give up someone she loved so that her sister could survive. In the “Mad Max: Fury Road.”, which is also set in the near future there are instances where the movie gets emotional. These are some of the incidences that are emotional trends in the book that seems to rule the society portrayed. Max is arrested and tortured as a result of his views on a survivor of the vaguely delineated global catastrophe that has made oil, water and bullets rare commodities
One of those character is Lucy Monroe who is journalist and one who appears totally different from others journalists in the book. This is because she is not content with simply making a living by photographing bodies and wreckage which is an emotional feeling .Thus, through him there is a “clear depiction of the problems individuals are facing in their fight for their rights”, (Milkoreit, 123). There is widespread mass killings and destruction which is common thus affecting individuals emotionally. She claims that “‘You learn. You don’t write about the bodies, because the narcos don’t like that. Well, you don’t tell the stories behind the bodies anyway. And you don’t write about the money, because the politicians hate that. And you definitely don’t write about Calies, because they’ll make sure you stop writing for good”, (Bacigalupi, 168). As a result of this she is arrested and tortured by a man looking for information about a certain set of water rights. Though she knew nothing about where they were, she was targeted since she was seen as a danger to anyone trying to profit off of the drought. She was able to escape, but was soon threatened to the point where she was eager to give up someone she loved so that her sister could survive. In the “Mad Max: Fury Road.”, which is also set in the near future there are instances where the movie gets emotional. These are some of the incidences that are emotional trends in the book that seems to rule the society portrayed. Max is arrested and tortured as a result of his views on a survivor of the vaguely delineated global catastrophe that has made oil, water and bullets rare commodities