Conflict Changes People In Amy Lunetta's In The After

Conflict Changes People… Especially Amy “The breeze rustles the overgrown grass and I tilt my head slightly. I’m listening for Them.” (Lunetta, In The After) This is what Amy has to do to survive Them. Amy has since had to adjust after the Floraes came. These adjustments have come about due to conflict. The main conflicts that have changed Amy are; Floraes that try to attack you around every corner, a friends betrayal, and her mother’s untrustworthiness. She is a survivor. Throughout In The After, Amy finds herself in the midst of an “alien” invasion. Amy used to be a normal, average teenage girl, so this conflict probably has the biggest effect on Amy due to the dramatic changes Amy must make to her way of living. The “aliens” have supersonic hearing, causing them to hear noises miles longer than a dog can. This causes Amy to become silent. Amy and an abandoned toddler Baby will team up and create a type of sign language only the two understand. “Vocalization was out of the question… I dug out my dad’s sign language book and began to teach her and myself. Through the years we’ve modified our language to fit our purpose.” (Lunetta, In The After) …show more content…
Amy befriends one of the survivors named Amber. Baby immediately falls in love with Amy. This does make Amy a little jealous but deals with it. Amber eventually will betray Amy and Baby causing the group to flee Amy’s house and have to live in various abandoned houses. Since Amber betrayed the group, Amy and Baby are “rescued” and sent to New Hope. Amber and Amy meet again in New Hope causing Amy to freak out due to Amber’s betrayal. Amy also overhears Amber talking to her brother about a plan to overtake New Hope. New Hope is where Amy faces a huge