John Steinbeck's The Republic Is Watching

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The Republic is Watching The pain and guilt was excruciating. Looking through the Teleport window, the world buzzing by, Olivia, Lucy and Brady pondered how they had gotten themselves into this situation. The Republic of Jychim was on their tails and they had no place to stay, with little support from others who were told to be on the look-out for their wanted faces. The weight on their shoulders kept piling on in a constant rain… all for a little money. Two days prior… “We have no other choice. Unless we find a source of income soon, we will have to drop out during senior year and lose our apartment,” Brady said, biting his nail to a stump. “We have exhausted every option, no business-place will hire us because of our rebel fathers who went against Jychim!” Olivia …show more content…

It was common knowledge that the Republic could not be trusted, especially regarding the families of the three. It was bad enough that the students had no support from others because of their fathers. This was the last straw… Shortly after the microbe was destroyed with Brady’s baseball bat, Olivia burst, “We need a plan. The Republic has disregarded our rights on many levels. First, taking our money through unsolicited and illegal collections, and now spying! This is unacceptable, we need to take initiative.” Lucy and Brady both nodded their heads in assent. They all had the same idea, none willing to say it out loud in fear of differing restraints and situations. It was also common knowledge that the Jychim Rebels, the very ones their fathers not-so-clandestinely worked with, were looking for recruits or information. Of course, in return for money in high payments. After devising a plan, the gang tuned in for the night in their cozy rooms, even though nobody could actually manage to fall asleep in anticipation. They had a solution. A solution that would solve all of their issues in the next day or

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