Never Give Up In Logan's Run

In the book Logans Run by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson the theme never give up on what you truly want can be shown through Logans Decision to never give up. In the book Lagan faces many situations that may seem almost impossible to live through. Logan never gave up even when he thought he should. He wanted to live so he never gave up and continues to work through the problems. In the end his perseverance paid off and he got what he truly wanted, his freedom. According to Logans Run , “‘But you can bet he won’t be waitn’ there for you.’ ‘We’ll risk it,’said Logan. ‘Then go,’said Warden. ‘You won’t be coming’ back.’” (pg.71) This proves the theme never give up on what you truly want because even though there was a risk of death …show more content…
Had they stayed they might not have ever made it out alive. This was one of the challenges they faced. They wanted their freedom and they took a chance that could have killed them.Their desire to have freedom pushed them past their limits. Next, the Logans Run states, “The rocket was climbing on a golden flame, bound out and away for Darkside. And SANCTUARY.” (147) This shows you should never give up because during the entire novel Logan and Jess want to make it to sanctuary. They took chances that could have killed them and they solved problems that seemed almost impossible. In the end it all payed off. The risks they took got them to sanctuary. They never gave up on anything and that is why they are still alive. To them while giving up was an option they knew if they didn’t try they were certain to die. Their desire to live and knowing they might die either way also helped push them to at least try and live. Finally in Logans Run it states, “Logan measured the pack with his eyes. He could summon the car in another five minutes. How do you buy five minutes? He'd take out the blocky cub to his right first and then go for Charming Billy if nothing else