Superhighway By Alex Fayman Essay

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Superhighway
By Alex Fayman

Superhighway is a sci-fi novel that follows Alexander Nice as he discovers his new and unusual powers. Alex is a young man with a bright future ahead of him, despite his orphanage upbringing. Smart and dedicated he has gotten a scholarship to Stanford and is looking forward to leaving a life of uncertainty and failed adoptions behind him. He has always found himself drawn towards the internet but has had little opportunity to use it. When the orphanage gets its own set of computers, Alex finds himself unexpectedly sucked into a network cable and spit out on a Hawaiian beach.

Life takes a turn for the completely unexpected as Alex toys with his new-found power. His unexplainable mode of transport brings Alex into a strange lifestyle as he adopts a superhero/Robin Hood type mentality. The sudden onslaught of ill-gotten wealth and female companionships leads Alex down a road of slippery slopes. His life turns into both a globe-trotting adventure and an unreal nightmare as he copes with reality, his place in the world and the consequences of his actions. Alex begins to learn the true meaning of "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions".

Alex Fayman is a skilled writer. His character Alexander is deeply thought out and full of realistic flaws. His worldwide sceneries …show more content…

My first reactions to his flaws centered on the author. My disappointments at first seemed a reaction to the writing but after reflection, I realized I was reacting to the character. I wanted to grab him, shake him, and yell "What are you thinking?!" Alex's theme is the question "How can someone so intelligent do something so dumb?" Or perhaps, as Alice sang "I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it". I think Fayman did an excellent job of portraying this eighteen-year-old's perspective, rationale, and utter lack of thought in some matters. Here are two great examples of Alexander Fine's

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