Life as we knew it, by Susan Pfeffer – Extended written text, Novel
Life as we knew it, by Susan Pfeffer, is a novel about a catastrophic world changing event that changes the lives of the characters “as they knew it” drastically. In this text, a 16 year old girl named Miranda writes about her everyday life, when a sudden catastrophe hits. The moon is hit out of place by an asteroid and worldwide chaos ensues. This is the story of her life as she knew it changing in an instant, and her families’ efforts to survive. This text reflects how fragile the systems that we rely on really are, the theme of sudden change, and resilience in times of adversity. This text is written from the perspective of Miranda, who is the main protagonist of the story. …show more content…
In a split second, amazement turns into fear and hardship. This in turn caused the deaths of hundreds of millions, as 20 meter high tsunamis, mass volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and food shortages ravaged society. In order to survive Miranda and her family were force to adapt quickly and become self-reliant. The main theme of this text is the theme of sudden change and resilience in times of adversity. This is shown by the quote on page 300, “I told myself over and over again that I wouldn’t let that happen. We were strong”. This shows Miranda’s drive to survive, adaptability, and resilience to the terrible change around …show more content…
In reflection of the fragility of our society, to some extent I feel grateful for the inhabitability of our planet, and privileged to be born in a first world country. Throughout the text “Life as we knew it”, Miranda tells a tale of the change and hardship of her life after an apocalyptic event through her diary entries. These entries are very personal and tell the story of an out of place moon causing natural disasters, mass death, killer frosts, and food shortages on planet earth. As Miranda told the story of her families’ survival and resilience to all of these things, I was able to gain some understanding of the hardships they went through, which very closely mirror the hardships experienced by third world citizens every day. Knowing this, I reacted to the text with a sense of gratefulness for being devoid of problems such as the lack of food or not having a roof over my head when I go to sleep at night. I was thankful for the many blessings in my life that I had perhaps taken for granted in the past. However, in saying this, this aspect of the text has also opened my eyes to how we ignore the many flaws of our society, only doing somethings about it when it is directly relevant to us. All over the world, in places like India, China, and Africa, there are people like the main character of this novel, struggling to survive in times of adversity. While the text “Life as we knew it” may have brought into
Life as we knew it, by Susan Pfeffer, is a novel about a catastrophic world changing event that changes the lives of the characters “as they knew it” drastically. In this text, a 16 year old girl named Miranda writes about her everyday life, when a sudden catastrophe hits. The moon is hit out of place by an asteroid and worldwide chaos ensues. This is the story of her life as she knew it changing in an instant, and her families’ efforts to survive. This text reflects how fragile the systems that we rely on really are, the theme of sudden change, and resilience in times of adversity. This text is written from the perspective of Miranda, who is the main protagonist of the story. …show more content…
In a split second, amazement turns into fear and hardship. This in turn caused the deaths of hundreds of millions, as 20 meter high tsunamis, mass volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and food shortages ravaged society. In order to survive Miranda and her family were force to adapt quickly and become self-reliant. The main theme of this text is the theme of sudden change and resilience in times of adversity. This is shown by the quote on page 300, “I told myself over and over again that I wouldn’t let that happen. We were strong”. This shows Miranda’s drive to survive, adaptability, and resilience to the terrible change around …show more content…
In reflection of the fragility of our society, to some extent I feel grateful for the inhabitability of our planet, and privileged to be born in a first world country. Throughout the text “Life as we knew it”, Miranda tells a tale of the change and hardship of her life after an apocalyptic event through her diary entries. These entries are very personal and tell the story of an out of place moon causing natural disasters, mass death, killer frosts, and food shortages on planet earth. As Miranda told the story of her families’ survival and resilience to all of these things, I was able to gain some understanding of the hardships they went through, which very closely mirror the hardships experienced by third world citizens every day. Knowing this, I reacted to the text with a sense of gratefulness for being devoid of problems such as the lack of food or not having a roof over my head when I go to sleep at night. I was thankful for the many blessings in my life that I had perhaps taken for granted in the past. However, in saying this, this aspect of the text has also opened my eyes to how we ignore the many flaws of our society, only doing somethings about it when it is directly relevant to us. All over the world, in places like India, China, and Africa, there are people like the main character of this novel, struggling to survive in times of adversity. While the text “Life as we knew it” may have brought into