Armada Symbolism

The book I read was Armada by Earnest Cline, and I created a list of songs that could compliment the books aspects. The songs I chose were “Walking On the Moon” for the setting, “Holding Out for a Hero” for the main character, “It’s the End of the World” for the conflict, “What’s Really Happening” for the Climax, “One Vision” for the resolution, “Beds are Burning” for the symbolism, and “Imagine” for the theme. I chose the song “Walking on the Moon” by The Police to represent the setting of my book because the main character, Zach, actually does walk on the moon. The setting of the story is not just the moon though. It takes place in the year 2018 in Beaverton, Oregon for the beginning of the story. The next good portion of the story takes …show more content…
One is Zach Lightman who is the main hero of the story. I chose the song “Holding Out for a Hero” because of the fact that Zach is a hero by the end of the book. Zach is gamer who plays the game armada a lot and is the sixth best player in the world. I think he is a very dynamic character because he goes from barely passing school to saving the world. There are many other characters in the book too, but Zach’s dad Xavier Lightman is the most important of them. Zach’s dad is very mysterious because he is “dead” for half of the book. He faked his death so he could be part of the Earth Defense Alliance and protect the world right when Zach was born. Although not many of their physical characteristics are shared, it is said that Zach and his dad, Xavier, look almost …show more content…
I chose this song because Zach questions his father and wonders what is really happening with the alien invasion. Zach and his father think there are too many coincidences that don’t make sense. The climax of the story is when Zach starts to believe his father and realizes what he and his friends have to do which is to not kill the alien race.
The resolution is the most intense part of the book and while Zach is fighting his final battle he listens to the song “One Vision” by Queen. I chose this song, not only because it was playing when Zach saved the world, but because its lyrics represent what happened as well. In the song, it talks about there being one man and his one vision just like Zach has one vision to save the world. He is also by himself at that point so he is literally one man with one vision. The book ends with Zach stopping the destruction of the alien’s home planet, and, therefore, stopping the destruction of Earth as