This story is a metaphor of the ruins of today's humanity, of the plague that is cultural intolerance, the manipulative elite, the fight for resources, the abuse of privilege... it is a metaphor for the overall madness of modern society.
It is the awareness of how the government capitalizes on this insanity.
It is a reference to what lawlessness could look like.
Most importantly, it is an ode to the sanest political position: anarchy.
As an author I've always felt that I'm not here to confuse you with a wild tale that seems to start from nowhere. I prefer to give my readers the lowdown on the plot before we dive in:
An illness that kills adults yet turns all children- from infants to teens- into flesh-eating creatures, has fallen upon the entire planet. Due to the nature of the crisis, adolescents are note allowed inside government-regulated safety zones, the only places which provide vaccines for the disease.
This story is about a boy who pretends to be an adult so his family can be safe.
Except for the introduction, which takes place centuries before the outbreak, this book is a journal kept by that boy.
To accurately picture the environment, imagine this story takes place in rural North America around the early 90s. The country is already industrialized, but technology like computers and phones are only just emerging to the public.
To accurately picture the environment, imagine this story takes place in rural North America around the early 90s. The country is already industrialized, but technology like computers and phones are only just emerging to the public.
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