Amy Conflicts

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From the beginning to the end

Amy has changed though the conflicts she was faced with during the book.They was some conflicts that changed Amy dramatically,and there was also some conflicts that changed Amy very little.Amy's thought process changed.How Amy looked, what Amy’s priorities were also changed.Amy was not a very loving and caring person in the beginning.That was soon to change when the aliens came and killed most of the human population.
This paragraph will be talking about how Amy was faced with conflicts in the beginning of the book and how they changed Amy. The aliens have came and took over the world.Amy is stuck in her house without either one of her parent.She has a electric fence, solar panels and a gun.Amy has a limited amount of food.Amy will always have water do to the solar panels.The third time Amy has to go and get supplies, Amy finds a kid and names her baby.Baby is a smart little girl who doesn’t talk. Amy and Baby communicate by sign language.Amy and baby come up with their own sign language.

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