Social Issue (ISU#2)

The one major social issue that has occurred in my isu book, The Lovely Bones, is death. In this novel a 14 year old girl, Susie, was raped and stabbed several times as she was coming back from school. Susie was raped by her neighbour, Mr. Harvey. She was raped in an open field but underground, she was not able to be heard or seen. Susie was not able to get any help or be able to escape the horrid incident. In this new article, it explains the incident about an 18-year-old girl who was raped at a bus stop. The teenager was casually waiting for her bus to arrive when the man grabs her and attacks the 18-year-old teenager, she was left there for dead, and was lying in blood. She was helpless and could not get any help or try to fight back. Both Susie and the 18-year-old teenager were helpless and were suffering from the horrid incident. They have experienced a traumatic incident that has effected them physically and emotionally. In both of these cases, the teenagers families were also affected and had to suffer a long time affect, it is mostly grief because of the feeling they get hearing about this horrifying incident. These two are alike because both of them experienced and went through a horrible and terrifying experience and have been effected. 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2984902/Teenage-girl-left-dead-pool-blood-bus-stop-rape-attack-treated-attempted-murder.html


  I believe The Lovely Bones is a very well written novel, it is very touchy but also humorous as well. It creates a horrifying yet an entertaining and loving feel, and as a reader I enjoy the combination of genres because it keeps the story going. In this novel I have come across many social issues such as grief, loss, coping with change, and family structure. As I come across more social issues as I am reading, I then begin to make connections and relate back to stories and news articles that I have read. It becomes easier for me as a reader because these connections help me understand the novel better. In conclusion I am enjoying this book and I am learning new social problems that people in society face and how they may over come these changes and effects.