BY MICHELLE

PART 1: SUMMARY

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PEOPLE TRIED TO HELP. ROBBIE, HIS FRIEND. HIS AUNT.

Mike was mad. "Maybe Mom and Dad and Becky were out there too, watching over him; he refused to accept that they were gone forever, that he would never see them again." He struggled with himself, his emotions; he was grieving, depressed, bitter, and angry.

BUT THEN

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HE DISCOVERED DISTURBING THINGS.

• Principal: No Sarah Francis.
• Friends: Couldn't see her.
• Newspaper: murdered 17 years ago, Dec. 17, 1982.
• It was exactly 17 years later when she was hurt and crying.
• An anniversary of her murder.

Odd events and evidence

HE FINALLY DISCOVERED HER MURDERER.

HIS HISTORY TEACHER, DOFFMAN.

• No one believed, not even the police.
• No one.
• But the hair samples he collected matched with the murderer.
• He handed it to the police, who disbelieved. But he was right. Doffman was convicted.

LIFE WENT ON.

AND HE ACCEPTED, AT LAST...

NEWSPAPER (PART 2)

• Link to newspaper article: In submitted doc
• Portion 1: Summary
• Portion 2: Connection

PORTION 1: SUMMARY OF ARTICLE

• A Malaysian Airlines jet has recently disappeared.
• They have lost all signal connection.
• Several people have gone missing.
• No evidence is yet to be found of what happened.
• People are mourning. Tears are shed. Deaths are grieved.

NUMBERS, STATISTICS

SHOWN CONFLICT

• Anger, rage, violence
• Tears, wailing, grief
• Shocked silence
• Passing-out
• Grim acceptance

QUOTES OF REACTIONS

• "One woman collapsed and fell on her knees."
• "Most of them refused to speak to gathered reporters and some of them lashed out in anger..."
• ""This is a blow to us, and it is beyond description"", Nan said."
• (Nan is the sister of a missing man.)

PORTION 2: CONNECTION

Both the article and the book feature "Man VS Self" conflict. The two situations in hand are similar. They portray an individual's inner battle with depression, mourning, and grief over a loved one's death. Both the relatives of the missing people on the airplane and Mike must conquer the obstacle of bitterness for their upsetting loss.

They all resort to violence, lashing-out, rage, and extreme reactions to relieve them of their emotions. It helps put off the pain they are feeling, and they isolate themselves from society. It is a temporary way to avoid their agony, but they must learn to accept the truth.

Truth is a heartbreaking thing: sometimes even deception seems better. But life must go on, and in the end, they will eventually have to get over the death. It is understandable for someone to grieve: death hurts. But they must continue on.

Their deceased ones would have wanted them to. 💚💜💙❤️💛

THE END