Blog post 5

In the book Gone, by Michael Grant, Young adults are treated like completely different types of people. The main character, Sam is treated as if he is a complex person who is 30 years old instead of being a 15 year old. I think this is because of the fact that he is one of the oldest kids in the area because of the “poof”. The poof was when everyone 15 and older simply disappeared and a barrier went up around a city. This makes me wonder if age only matters in relativity to othr ages instead of the specific age.

            Since all of the characters in the book are under 15, what a12 year old is much more old in comparison to the others. In the book, the main character sam says “soon everyone is going to realize that this town is going to need to change, and that they can’t just play video games anymore.” This shows how although by our standards, he is young, he is mature and strong when the oldest person is at the age of 14. This makes me wonder if it really makes sense to have age be a label for the things that people can do. Is it really that smart to stick a law in stone while a 16 year old could still be extremely mature.

            This book challenges the fact that we believe that someone is mature based on their age. This book treats the young adults like they are the oldest people alive at the time. It treats a 13 year old like a 35 year old instead because of the fact that they are very mature compared to all the other people at the time. The protagonist, Sam believes that he can make a difference in comparison to all the other people and show that his age does not define his maturity. The book made me think about if people should be held back by their parents.