'We Are The Ants' By Shaun David Hutchinson: An Analysis

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We are the Ants is a story written by Shaun David Hutchinson. The main character, Henry, has a life that started out broken and continues to break. What I mean by broken is that his dad leaves, his mom does drugs to cope with pain, his boyfriend committed suicide, he is assaulted, his only stable adult has an unforgiving disease, he’s constantly bullied, and he gets abducted by aliens regularly. Henry has to deal with school, past and present relationships, and other people all while taking care of his mental and family problems. Nobody believes the frail, mentally unstable teenager when he says he has been abducted by aliens. The “sluggers” abduct Henry because he is special. They choose him to make a decision that could end the world as

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