“Dad asked me if I wanted to see more of the Compound. I didn’t. We would have to wait fifteen years before it would be safe to go outside. Which left more than enough time to see the rest of the Compound. Our new world. A world I would soon hate” (Bodeen 8). The Compound by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, shows that the Compound is a veritable of hell through her use of repetition, and point of view. The Fallout, also written by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, through the point of view of Eli, shows the struggles of readjusting to normal everyday life that we take advantage of. Both works show the importance and symbolism, the titles have towards the development of the story. The Compound has a deeper meaning in the work as a whole. The Compound doesn’t just stand as a place of imprisonment, but it also is a veritable of hell. Compound is one of the most referred to …show more content…
words throughout the novel. “‘MY WORLD ENDED WITH A BANG the minute we entered the Compound and that silver door closed behind us’” (Bodeen 1). Eli said, “‘Almost six years in the Compound’” (Bodeen 10). Eli’s point of view highlights The Compounds central importance, by discovering more and more about the Compound, and finding out the truth. The Family feels like the Compound is their own personal hell. Consequently, they feel trapped and powerless to do anything, and they worry to go against their father. “I nodded. “‘We can get out, get you some help…’” “‘ I don’t need ANY HELP!’” ‘“Again his shout made me jump’” (Bodeen 209). “I lowered my voice. “‘Threatened to hurt Lucas if I didn’t give him the paper with the code’” (Bodeen 215). Therefore, the significance, and the message of The Compound is facing your worst fears, and sometimes you have to go through hell to accomplish this. The Fallout has a deeper meaning to it than just a title. Fallout means radioactive particles fly into the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion or accident and gradually fall back as dust or in precipitation. It also means the adverse side effects or results of a situation, or aftermath. The first definition of Fallout makes sense, since the previous book instalment revolved around surviving Nuclear Warfare. The second definition that goes more in-depth to make sense of the main theme of the story. The family has to deal with readjusting to a normal life, after being away for so long. Consequently, events, conflicts, and media attention followed the more the family tried to get used to living a normal life. “As Eli tries to determine who the family can trust, he learns the nightmare of the compound, and his father’s experiments, might not be over” The Fallout delivers a deeper message as the story progresses. The message becomes more apparent as Eli progresses through the motions and begins to have conflicts within himself and with others around him. The Compound’s importance, developed in a literal and figurative sense.
It refers to the underground shelter the family goes into. But it also compared to hell using Allusion, and indirectly hinting at it with religion referenced towards the beginning of the novel with a little bit of irony. “Even in the Compound we remembered the Sabbath day and kept it holy. For the first several years, each Sunday, as well as every Christmas Eve, Dad delivered a brief sermon. We sang a few hymns as Lexie accompanied us on the organ, then Mom read some Bible verses. Those terse moments of religion were sufficient enough to feel that God was with us in the Compound (Bodeen 51). The Fallout’s importance developed in a more metaphorical sense by comparing the events of The Compound leading up to The Fallout and paying close attention to the cause and effects. So as the story progresses I can put together that The Fallout in a sense the family getting adjusted to the old world and dealing with the effects of leaving the compound. Both titles develope their importance using symbolism, and literary devices such as allusion and
metaphor.
In order to better understand the historical context of nuclear development it seems to me as though Iversen dove into a fair amount of investigative journalism. The book focuses primarily on the events of Rocky Flats and her life through a narrative nonfiction interpretation. By providing a journalist approach, Iversen makes it easy for the reader to build a relationship with the characters presented throughout the book. At times I found myself visualizing the intensity of the fires, the whirlwind of emotions from locals, and the lasting environmental impacts that would not only plague Colorado, but taint the reputation of what it means to be human.
Living Out by Lisa Loomer is a play that tells the story of the complicated relationship between a Salvadoran nanny and the lawyer she works for. Both women are smart, hard-working mothers who want better lives for their children. The play explores many similarities and differences between them. Through the main character Ana, we understand what it’s like to leave a child in another country and to come to come to the United States. We also get what the potential cost is like to sacrifice your own child in order to care for someone else's. Through the lawyer; Nancy, we understand the pressure on women today. How they try to do everything perfectly and sometimes having to put work before their family. The play also looks at the discrimination and misconceptions between Anglos (White American’s) and Latinos.
Brown took her time to interview people and look through archives to get the raw scenery of what happened behind closed doors. The third part was “The Plutonium Disasters.” She brought light to how dangerous it was to work and live there, and most of the people in the camp did not know how it can affect their body. Dr. Herbert Parker, the head of the Health Physics Division, “estimated there were eight hundred million flakes of [plutonium], which, if sucked into workers’ lungs or [ingested], could lodge in soft organs and remain in the body of years, a tiny time bomb that Parker feared would produce cancer” (Brown 166). This radioactive element that workers are producing is not just affecting the environment, but is also affecting the workers and their families. Brown has given an immense amount of evidence to explain to the readers how it affected so many of the workers’ health; she gives a vivid picture of how the radioactivity and particles of plutonium lingers in the air. The affects to the workers and their family ranges from cancerous cells to organ deterioration, when a pregnant woman is exposed to it, the health of her baby is also at risk. The fourth and last part of the book is “Dismantling the Plutonium Curtain,” this curtain is the curtain of secrecy. Brown interviewed people who lived in the camps as children and also people who worked there. Many of the people she
To begin, the world where the novel takes place is separated into Compounds and pleeblands and...
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