Many people read books about a major event that may never happen, but they do not completely understand how the protagonist is shaped by their surroundings. For Juliette to become the person she is at the end of the story, she must go through challenges, that will teach her the entire truth behind what is really happening. In Shatter Me, Tahereh Mafi uses cultural, physical, and geographical surroundings to shape psychological and moral traits of Juliette as she tries to escape from the grasp of the reestablishment.
In her book, the author uses cultural surroundings to shape Juliette's psychological traits as she sees how the world is after being locked up for seven years. In Tahereh's book, she creates a government which will help the people …show more content…
Juliette is taken from the prison so that a young man can gain more power, and by using her he can make people fear him. By making people fear him, he can get many of the people in his way to listen to his demands and follow them. "I'm breathing so hard my frame is shaking. 'You want me to torture people for you?'". (54) So, by telling readers how Juliette feels about what she is wanted for, readers can immediately see that she is terrified by the fact that she is wanted to hurt people intentionally with her power. Moreover, Juliette is already terrified by her powers after she accidentally kills a child who she was trying to help. And the author Amy Tan tells readers about her childhood growing up with a Chinese mother and explains how that environment was like growing up. "And right then I was determined to put a stop to her foolish pride". (Para.43) Amy Tan tells this to readers so that they know that she does not understand why her mother brags about a talent that Amy believes she does not have. As many people are raised in different environments, both authors give insight into how their environments can shape a person's moral
In her book, the author uses cultural surroundings to shape Juliette's psychological traits as she sees how the world is after being locked up for seven years. In Tahereh's book, she creates a government which will help the people …show more content…
Juliette is taken from the prison so that a young man can gain more power, and by using her he can make people fear him. By making people fear him, he can get many of the people in his way to listen to his demands and follow them. "I'm breathing so hard my frame is shaking. 'You want me to torture people for you?'". (54) So, by telling readers how Juliette feels about what she is wanted for, readers can immediately see that she is terrified by the fact that she is wanted to hurt people intentionally with her power. Moreover, Juliette is already terrified by her powers after she accidentally kills a child who she was trying to help. And the author Amy Tan tells readers about her childhood growing up with a Chinese mother and explains how that environment was like growing up. "And right then I was determined to put a stop to her foolish pride". (Para.43) Amy Tan tells this to readers so that they know that she does not understand why her mother brags about a talent that Amy believes she does not have. As many people are raised in different environments, both authors give insight into how their environments can shape a person's moral