Out Of Fire Book Report

A lot of times, the choices that humans make are based on what will be most beneficial to them and help them survive. Survival is an important part of the human race. If humans didn’t know how to survive, then they would become extinct. Survival stitches humans back together because all humans have minimal survival skills and enough intelligence to work together as one to survive harsh situations. Daisy and Piper find themselves on their own in a new home. They are put into a new environment and they are looking for some sort of stability to survive their new lives. Piper gets a job herding cows with her dog, Jet. At first, Daisy watches Piper do her duties everyday. After some time, though, Daisy becomes in search for her own source of stability. After losing Edmond, who was her stability, she ends up in an orchard …show more content…
Daisy decided to start picking apples for the army. She finds that the task is a lot more difficult than she expected. The job begins to wear Daisy thin and it is harder for her to wake up everyday and be motivated to complete her daily routine. The day had long tireless hours and it seemed as if Daisy was only coming home to sleep and eat. This did not stop Daisy though. The work gave her a sense of accomplishment and stability that there will be something for her in the morning. A quote from the book to support this is, “ It was such hard work that at first I thought I wouldn’t be able to stand it, what with every muscle in my body aching and me hardly able to climb into the truck and get out of bed the next day. But I did it because pushing myself further and further past what was possible made me feel calm” (Rosoff, 101). Daisy is using the orchard as her safe place. Her stable place that she finds peace at and will never disappear. The job is hard, but Daisy does it for survival. It keeps her sane and in a routine that is comfortable. When humans are in difficult situations, they often look for someone who is