Character Analysis: Z For Zachariah

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Survival. Alone. Just you, your loneliness and your thoughts tearing you apart. That’s exactly what happened to Anne in the book Z for Zachariah by some guy. In the beginning middle and end of the story, the author has used first-person narration to show loneliness.

At the beginning of the story, the author uses the first person to show loneliness.
On page 18 “ every night I used to curl my hair but I stopped because I knew I was the Only one to see.” She stopped curling her hair because she realized no one would ever see it. She knew that she would be alone for the rest of her life so stopped trying to look good for people. On page 5 “ I thought, what's the point of writing in my journal anyway no one's ever going to read it.” This is similar to the first piece of evidence when she first realizes her loneliness. Her being lonely affects the rest of the story by her trusting people too easily being too nice.
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On page 125 “ I dare not disturb him I fear the slightest noise or disturbance I fear will snap the thread. This is anna once again demonstrating her loneliness. Since she realized how lonely she was when she was alone she fears of being alone again. So she is trying everything to keep him alive. On page 121” I went in listened for his breath, I did not hear it My heart started to stop. “ This is anna once again demonstrating her loneliness she is one again in fear of losing the only person left in the world that she cares about and does not want to go back to being the only person in the

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