Naehu MartinezPeriod 410-3-14Introduce the subject, scope, and type of bookThe Water Wars by Cameron Stracher, Published by Sourcebooks FireThe Water Wars is a fictional book, based around basic human rights to be able to live in safety and be treated with equality.The prominent issue in the novel would be that all the fresh, drinkable water in the world is dammed up and controlled by the government, who use the water for their needs instead of distributing it to the people. Two children find themselves in a situation where they are being sucked into the government’s problems in an attempt to find their mysterious missing friend who knows how to find water.Provide your reactions to the bookIt’s pretty interesting and memorable, because the author goes to great lengths to describe how awful the world is without a fair distribution of water amongst the people, and how the world regresses because of this issue. The people start fighting amongst themselves, trying to scavenge every last resource they can, and ultimately lead horrible and meaningless lives,The author’s ongoing and relatively easy to understand opinion is that everyone should be treated equally. He’s not saying everything should be distributed equally, like communism, but rather that the government should at the very least give the people a chance to work their way up past laboring, hungry, thirsty, and disease-ridden peasants. I agree with this opinion.Even if it’s not an issue of the government or lack of water, people will never treat each other equally. They will always try to keep as much to themselves as possible, and will use discrimination and oppressive measures to ensure that. Either that or they have a “reason” to hate one another. Then again, they may have no reason at all. People love to hate, and they love to steal from another. One matter the book leaves out, though, is that not everyone in the government or in a broken society is a cruel and selfish person. There is always going to be one zealous and overly righteous person that tries to change how equality and rights go about. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” This quote from Martin Luther King Junior perfectly explains my current thought on this matter, but less about the color of one’s skin, and more about their basic human rights.My opinions haven’t changed, as I’ve never felt any need to bring good people lower than myself. I feel everyone should be given a chance at equality, and if they fail to abide by the rules, then they’ve wasted their chance at keeping their rights. (Or their water, if you go by The Water Wars.) This book also related to my current English course about basic human rights, which is pretty darn obvious.Conclude by summarizing your ideasI was ok with the book and thought it was decently entertaining and insightful, but it did have its not so great moments like random events that appear with no real explanation. Overall I think the author had the same opinion as me when it comes to equal rights among people, and that everyone should be given a chance to be a successful human being. One of the main reasons why I lived this book is because it had two strong female characters(Sula and Vera). Sort of empowering seeing these women kick butt, ya' know? And i absolutely adored Ulysses.One of the things wrong, though, is that no one close to Vera(the main character) died. I mean, her mom is sick, and everyone else she's close to gets injured, but none of them died. With the plot of this story, that is highly irrational. Overall, though, Stracher weaved the story together very nicely. I definitely recommend this book.
What do You think about Las Guerras Del Agua (2014)?
A bit fast-paced and implausible at times, but this novel was intriguing and generally captivating.
—keeleyann
Great book for any one who likes the hunger games or divergent.
—chelseacha0s
