Literary Analysis
Many people can suffer through comas. Although not many people suffer in comas for more than 7 years. Fiona Taris last remembered herself as a 13 year old girl living in a perfect world. She then woke up from a coma and had no clue where she was. She found herself in a world filled with blood thirsty, flesh tearing beasts. The main character in the book(Fiona Tarsis) does change for the better as a result of the conflict due to the fact that Fiona became more humble as a result of the conflict, she became more knowledgeable of her surroundings as a result of the conflict, and finally, Fiona learns to be prepared for any tragic situation and learns survival skills as a result of the conflict.
One reason Fiona does change for the better as a result of the conflict is because Fiona became more humble and prideful. In the story she first was scared of the whole situation and could consider her as clueless. Although as time passes she does change and become humble and prideful. I know this because in the story it stated, “I no longer feel like a young child, I feel more grown and independent.” Here Fiona is explaining that she feels more grown and like an adult. She no longer
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feels like the independent 13 year old child that she use to be. This shows that she became more humble and prideful. Another reason why Fiona does change for the better as a result of the conflict is because she becomes more knowledgeable about her surroundings and what she lives in.
When Fionna woke up from the coma she never knew anything, unless it was from when she was thirteen or younger. Although as she became more developed into her “new” world she began to remember everything and became aware of what she was in. I know this because in the story it stated, “Everything is coming to me now, I remember everything that happened to me. It’s like a puzzle.” Here she is explaining how she remembers all that occurred to her and everyone around her. She remembers everything that happened to the environment. This is another reason why Fiona changes for the better as a result of the
conflict. A last and final reason why Fiona changes for the better as a result of the conflict is because Fiona learns to be more prepared in time of a tragedy and gained survival skills for the future as a result of the conflict. I can infer this because in the text it states, “Everything is not so horrible anymore. I mean I am gaining useful skills that I might need later on in my life.” Here Fiona is explaining that from this conflict/situation she is gaining helpful skills that she most definitely will need later in the future or in her life. And so she thought that the situation is not as bad as she thought because of this. This is why Fiona changes for the better as a result of the conflict. Now from examining my reasoning, you should be able to tell easily that Fiona Tarsis has changed for the better as a result of the conflict. Fiona became more humble as a result of the conflict, she became more knowledgeable of her surroundings as a result of the conflict, and finally, Fiona learns to be prepared for any tragic situation and learns survival skills as a result of the conflict. Many people can grow and learn from many different types of situations. Fiona had to grow for the better in a more harsh environment style. Although it can be extremely easy to grow for the better for others.
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