Mark Spitz World Vs Man's World

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Both Mark Spitz's world and the man's are similar in some way. They both value, food bullets and medicine as valuable. Without these things, death is very likely for both these main characters. What's different in Mark Spitz’s world, however, is that people are also considered to be valued. The whole reason the government is trying to fix everything is so that the human race can live on. This showed that compared to the man's world, the human race is more important than one's own life. This is very true because at one point the supplies will run out, sooner or later the people in man's world will be gone. But Mark Spitz’s world will continue to thrive. Another aspect that comes out of these worlds is how both Mark Spitz and

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