After a plague nearly wipes out all of humanity the very few humans survive in George Stewart’s Earth Abides. The book follows the main character Isherwood Williams as survives the plague and explores the rest of the United States in hopes to find more individuals. Eventually he finds a woman named Em who becomes his wife and they create a community which is called “The Tribe”. Since Ish is the most intelligent out of all he becomes the leader. As the years go on the community grows as the adults start to have children. After many years the tribe has an older generation and the new generation. Ish hopes that by teaching the younger generation they will be able to create society again, but soon learns that will not be possible. When the tribe
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This can also be compared to Millennials and their technology. Millennials tend to stay on their phones or laptops more because it is something they grew up with. They grew up with technology constantly changing and advancing, therefore they continues to learn and use what they were given. Once Ish learned to understand that teaching the children arithmetic, reading, and writing was useless he taught them things that he felt would help them more. Ish taught the children how to make bow and arrows, along with how to make fire without lighting a match. After Ish’s son Walt comes back from being outside he says, “‘I hid behind a bush, and waited till [the rabbit] hopped up close to me, and then I shot him right through.’” (in Stewart, 293) The children eventually lose interest in the bow and arrows, but Ish knowns that teaching them how to use bow arrows will pay off in the future. In the future the next generation will rely less on scavenging for can goods. Either Millennials grew up buying their own technology, or Millennial’s parents gave their children technology when they were younger. Now they use technology for everything, which can be a positive and a negative thing. Many Millennials have found ways to use technology to their advantage. In Julia Naftulin’s article, “Here are some the of strangest ways millennials use technology,” she explains that Millennials have …show more content…
Ish is extremely smart, but he never thought about the fact that the world would never go back to how it was. As the children grew up they did not need what Ish needed during his childhood; this is alike with today’s world. Older people in today’s world used to clip coupons out of the newspapers to save money. Millennials like to save money as well, but they do not do it exactly the same way. They choose to use their technology like apps to find ways to save. The article "Millennials: Technology = Social Connection" states that thirty-one percent of Millennials sales include deals. They use apps and website like Amazon Mobile, Groupon, and RetailMeNot to find the best deals before making a
This can also be compared to Millennials and their technology. Millennials tend to stay on their phones or laptops more because it is something they grew up with. They grew up with technology constantly changing and advancing, therefore they continues to learn and use what they were given. Once Ish learned to understand that teaching the children arithmetic, reading, and writing was useless he taught them things that he felt would help them more. Ish taught the children how to make bow and arrows, along with how to make fire without lighting a match. After Ish’s son Walt comes back from being outside he says, “‘I hid behind a bush, and waited till [the rabbit] hopped up close to me, and then I shot him right through.’” (in Stewart, 293) The children eventually lose interest in the bow and arrows, but Ish knowns that teaching them how to use bow arrows will pay off in the future. In the future the next generation will rely less on scavenging for can goods. Either Millennials grew up buying their own technology, or Millennial’s parents gave their children technology when they were younger. Now they use technology for everything, which can be a positive and a negative thing. Many Millennials have found ways to use technology to their advantage. In Julia Naftulin’s article, “Here are some the of strangest ways millennials use technology,” she explains that Millennials have …show more content…
Ish is extremely smart, but he never thought about the fact that the world would never go back to how it was. As the children grew up they did not need what Ish needed during his childhood; this is alike with today’s world. Older people in today’s world used to clip coupons out of the newspapers to save money. Millennials like to save money as well, but they do not do it exactly the same way. They choose to use their technology like apps to find ways to save. The article "Millennials: Technology = Social Connection" states that thirty-one percent of Millennials sales include deals. They use apps and website like Amazon Mobile, Groupon, and RetailMeNot to find the best deals before making a