The Way We Dew Character Analysis
The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe, Response Journal #1, pp. 1-159
Question - Possible themes and issues: survival, sacrifices, power, reality vs. appearances, pain, and inner conflict. Which character do you relate to the most and why? Which character is your complete opposite and why?
Megan Crewe’s The Way We Fall is set in a geographically isolated island in Canada that has about a handful of citizens in it who are plagued with a mutated virus. The virus ‘starts with an itch you just can’t shake’ (book jacket). It is usually followed by the victim ‘blabbing [their] secrets and chatting with strangers like they’re old friends. Three more [days], and the paranoid hallucinations kick in. Then you’re dead’ (book jacket). I feel that this story revolves around survival and an obvious issue of reality. Everyone knows that …show more content…
Meredith is young, seven years old and is a naïve little girl with a large sense of hope. She tries to look for the positive side to any negative situation, which is something I tend to do a lot. She has a child-like innocence that makes her who she is. Everyone is trying to keep Meredith’s innocence intact, particularly Kaelyn, the protagonist, who made it her sole purpose to keep her safe because it was ‘the only thing [she knew] for sure was right’ (90). A character I feel I relate to the least is Quentin. The way he would act, or the way he always ‘sauntered’ (104) towards others in an intimidating fashion. He is selfish, taking the supplies shipped in for himself and his group while stealing from stores. He would ‘[go] off on how the government [is] not helping [them] enough’ (104) before turning a cheek on everyone to go ‘[do] something ten times more selfish’ (104). I do not empathize or relate with this character in any way considering how he would just leave everyone that ever cared for him in the dust when he sees an opportunity that benefits only
Question - Possible themes and issues: survival, sacrifices, power, reality vs. appearances, pain, and inner conflict. Which character do you relate to the most and why? Which character is your complete opposite and why?
Megan Crewe’s The Way We Fall is set in a geographically isolated island in Canada that has about a handful of citizens in it who are plagued with a mutated virus. The virus ‘starts with an itch you just can’t shake’ (book jacket). It is usually followed by the victim ‘blabbing [their] secrets and chatting with strangers like they’re old friends. Three more [days], and the paranoid hallucinations kick in. Then you’re dead’ (book jacket). I feel that this story revolves around survival and an obvious issue of reality. Everyone knows that …show more content…
Meredith is young, seven years old and is a naïve little girl with a large sense of hope. She tries to look for the positive side to any negative situation, which is something I tend to do a lot. She has a child-like innocence that makes her who she is. Everyone is trying to keep Meredith’s innocence intact, particularly Kaelyn, the protagonist, who made it her sole purpose to keep her safe because it was ‘the only thing [she knew] for sure was right’ (90). A character I feel I relate to the least is Quentin. The way he would act, or the way he always ‘sauntered’ (104) towards others in an intimidating fashion. He is selfish, taking the supplies shipped in for himself and his group while stealing from stores. He would ‘[go] off on how the government [is] not helping [them] enough’ (104) before turning a cheek on everyone to go ‘[do] something ten times more selfish’ (104). I do not empathize or relate with this character in any way considering how he would just leave everyone that ever cared for him in the dust when he sees an opportunity that benefits only