Life as We Knew It by Susan Pfeffer is a complex book that keeps the reader guessing about what will come next. After reading a hundred and ten pages of this book, I think that Miranda, the main character, will begin to sever ties with anyone that is close with her, and close off into herself. In Life as We Knew It, Miranda has already not seen her two best friends in weeks, and hasn’t even thought about them or missed them. Then, she began to pick fights with her mother and then retreat into her room, where she would stay for the next day or two. Finally, Miranda hasn’t thought about any other family member that doesn’t live with her, and it’s beginning to seem like she doesn’t care what happens to them.
However, in another book I’ve read that’s extremely close in content to Life as We Knew It, The Hunger Games, Katniss, the main character, closes herself off from the world and shows no emotion in the outdoor arena. Or so it seems. In reality, Katniss did care about people inside and outside of the Games, and came out of her shell when she found the person in the arena that she had feelings for. While reading this book, you think that Katniss will win the games coldhearted, with no show of emotion. Truthfully, she had and showed feelings of love and affection, after certain events brought them to life. Since The Hunger Games is so like Life as We Knew It, this connection has me wondering if my prediction will be correct, or if Miranda will come out of her shell into herself, just like Katniss did.
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