In 50 years...

Hi everyone! This is Marina Josiff from Jenny Hick's English 101 class. In English class we were required to read Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. This book was very sad, yet interesting. I did not like a lot of the things that happens in this book because it is very sad and unfortunate. For instance, people running around killing others and robbing houses. Also, the fires and the families dying. The scary part about reading this book is that that might be us in 50 years if we do not take care of our environment. I totally admire Lauren Olamina because she was very strong through her journey and she survived. She prepared herself for what was coming next. Along the way she had to take care of herself, others, and fight for her life. She also lost all of her family. I do not know how she did it, but she did and that is one of the reasons why I love this book. We need to learn from her just incase we go through the same thing in the future.

When I read this book I realized that this book is a dystopian fiction because the world they live in is no where near perfect! Whoever was still living, their days only got worse. As of today, we have global warming issues and environmental issues that need to be solved and taken care of. I totally believe that if we do not start now to fix the way things are, we will reach the point that Lauren did, along with the society in the book. In the book, one of the main problems was the water supply. Water today is free. If you are thristy you have the choice to drink out of a water fountain or buy a pack of water that is affordable. The people in the book did not have that choice. They had to buy water and it cost a lot and it cost more to those who did not work, which was a lot of people than. Our water supply today comes from other sources. Los Angeles steals their water supply from mountains and rivers. Imagine if we were not able to get water from those sources, than what? I do not want to end up like Lauren, her family, or friends. I want to be able to have the choice of drinking water when I please, and CLEAN water at that. The water they drink in the book was not even clean. They had to boil it to get rid of pesticides and diseases. To me that is a hassel and it should not be like that.

I wish for our society to start researching and learning about our water supply and environmental issues. I am sure when people read about it they will want to do things to make the future better for their selves, their families, and their environment. I know when I was finished reading this book, I seen our world in a whole different way. I recommend this book to be read by everyone! =)