The internet, health care, cars, and airplanes. These things are a part of our life, but more often than not we dread or don’t appreciate these miracles of modern life. In the novel Station 11 everything was taken away from the human race, electricity, law, resources, fame, and for many, their lives. The main premise of Station 11 is the almost immediate regression from a society that has taken ages to maintain and develop, back into a lawless world where only memories of life before the collapse exist. This difference is defined by Arthur Leander’s death. Before the collapse he was an actor on the brink of retirement, he died as the collapse began. Every separate story within this novel revolves around Arthur.
Not long before Arthur's final performance, he looked to the future and hopes to move to Jerusalem so he can be near his son. It wouldn't be long until both Arthur and the business of air travel would be dead, ruling out any chance of his idyllic future. Before the collapse survival …show more content…
Quickly Frank died, not because of the epidemic, he died because of his inability to access medicine and treatment of any kind. Medicine became a thing of the past. The average lifespan quickly lowered after all infrastructure collapsed and hospitals and pharmacies just became another opportunity for looting or shelter. During the final moments of modern life the inhabitants of the Severn City airport scrambled to contact their friends and family, only to be met with dial tones. A massive part of our lives is how easy it is to socialize, taking cell phones from the entire world would be devastating enough, but after the flu entered the world the internet, cellular networks, mail, fax machines, and telegraphs were all taken away. Communication was stripped down to face to face only, screaming from a distance is the most range one could communicate
Not long before Arthur's final performance, he looked to the future and hopes to move to Jerusalem so he can be near his son. It wouldn't be long until both Arthur and the business of air travel would be dead, ruling out any chance of his idyllic future. Before the collapse survival …show more content…
Quickly Frank died, not because of the epidemic, he died because of his inability to access medicine and treatment of any kind. Medicine became a thing of the past. The average lifespan quickly lowered after all infrastructure collapsed and hospitals and pharmacies just became another opportunity for looting or shelter. During the final moments of modern life the inhabitants of the Severn City airport scrambled to contact their friends and family, only to be met with dial tones. A massive part of our lives is how easy it is to socialize, taking cell phones from the entire world would be devastating enough, but after the flu entered the world the internet, cellular networks, mail, fax machines, and telegraphs were all taken away. Communication was stripped down to face to face only, screaming from a distance is the most range one could communicate