Literature and the Real World

Around Friday I bought a new book titled Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. The book is about how a meteor hits the moon, but things go wrong because scientists did not expect the meteor to knock it out of it's original orbit. Disasters throughout the world occur. While I was reading on Saturday, there was a storm in the evening. All I could hear was the wind rushing quickly and roaring. While in the book, the same exact thing was happening. Eventually I got to a part where the lights go out for some time. And guess what? The lights go out in my neighbourhood, too.

The book has affected how I see the world we live in now. I've heard that in some parts of the world, it always rains. There are so many experiences in the world that some New Yorkers haven't experienced. Some haven't even been out of New York. Personally, I've never been below southern Pennsylvania.

The book portrays what life would be like if there were a serious devastation. The characters have to appreciate every little thing they get such as sun light, bicycles, even dog food for some. While I was reading this book, I had Haiti in my mind. I know it's been long ago since the earthquake but it still gets to me. I think of what the people for Haiti are going through and compare them to the characters of Life As We Knew It.