In the novel Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel, a serve collapse occurred within the city. This outbreak affected many individuals, and the survival rate kept decreasing; 99.9% of the population has already been killed. The culprit to the collapse was known as the Georgia flu. This flu was extremely contagious. But in the novel, Mandel encounters on an interesting concept. She wants to explain that even before the collapse, life was still difficult. One way that Mandel demonstrates this is through relationships.
Jeevan Chaudhary and his girlfriend, Laura, are one couple who experience difficulties in their relationship. In the very beginning of the novel, Jeevan took Laura to the theater to watch the play King Lear, staring …show more content…
Pablo does not understand Miranda’s work on her comic book Station Eleven, and this causes many problems. During one of their fights, Pablo complains that Miranda spends 20 hours of the day (85) away from home, working on the book. He believes that Miranda is too obsessed with her work and asks her what she would say if she was him (85). Instantly, Miranda thought of the reason. Pablo is trying to accuse her of lying, and that is why he called her on the office line, so he could verify that she was at work (85). Miranda does not understand why he assumes this because she is the one who pays the entire rent of their apartment (85). Miranda tries to explain to Pablo that it is a job, and they need the money (85). But Pablo fires back with saying it is always about money (85) with her. Frantically, Miranda set the phone down because she could not listen to his nonsense anymore. She finds herself wondering why she did not notice — about 8 years ago when they first started dating — that Pablo is mean (86). Also, Pablo criticizes Miranda with saying she is always half on Station Eleven (87). He does not understand her project or what she is going for even (87). But Miranda does not care what Pablo has to think nor does she care whether he understands because it is her comic
Jeevan Chaudhary and his girlfriend, Laura, are one couple who experience difficulties in their relationship. In the very beginning of the novel, Jeevan took Laura to the theater to watch the play King Lear, staring …show more content…
Pablo does not understand Miranda’s work on her comic book Station Eleven, and this causes many problems. During one of their fights, Pablo complains that Miranda spends 20 hours of the day (85) away from home, working on the book. He believes that Miranda is too obsessed with her work and asks her what she would say if she was him (85). Instantly, Miranda thought of the reason. Pablo is trying to accuse her of lying, and that is why he called her on the office line, so he could verify that she was at work (85). Miranda does not understand why he assumes this because she is the one who pays the entire rent of their apartment (85). Miranda tries to explain to Pablo that it is a job, and they need the money (85). But Pablo fires back with saying it is always about money (85) with her. Frantically, Miranda set the phone down because she could not listen to his nonsense anymore. She finds herself wondering why she did not notice — about 8 years ago when they first started dating — that Pablo is mean (86). Also, Pablo criticizes Miranda with saying she is always half on Station Eleven (87). He does not understand her project or what she is going for even (87). But Miranda does not care what Pablo has to think nor does she care whether he understands because it is her comic