Author: Kathy Reichs
Text type: Novel
Name: Sharon Louie
I admired the character Victoria Brennan in the novel Virals written by Kathy Reichs because Victoria was a brave character who showed she was willing to risk her life to save others “I’m getting Coop out of here”. Victoria reminds me there is always someone who will put others first rather than themselves in this world. An example of when Victoria was brave was when she decided to save Coop stuck in a ten feet pit by abseiling down with the vines as a harness knowing she could injure herself while doing so. “I dropped to my stomach, grabbed a ropey vine, swung my legs over the rim of the shaft, and braced my feet against the wall. Death-graipping the vine, I began to …show more content…
They always stayed with each other and supported one and another “The four of us were crouched in azalea bushes bordering the alley behind the Charleston Public Library. It was 12:42am” Their relationship reminded me humans should stick together and support each other. An example of when the virals stayed together was when they were escaping people trying to kill them, Hiram was the last to leave the area but the rest of the viral didn’t leave him on the island. “‘You didn’t leave’ Hi gasped ‘No way, buddy’ said Shelton ‘never considered it’”. This relationship taught me an important moral, which was to always stick with one and another no matter what was happening to them. I felt the relationship shared by the virals is much needed in today’s society because there was so much happening around the world and there were people who needed support. For example, the Orlando shooting gathered many countries around the world to support Orlando after 49 people died in the nightclub. Many vigils were lit around the world to show their support even though most people did not know the victims personally. This current event linked to the idea of sticking together and supporting each