Injustice Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HMDNBVW

The results of the survey were quite interesting.  Mass murder and slavery were tied for worst injustice, showing that most people value life and freedom above all else.  To change how the country is run, most people preferred peaceful protest.  If you had to give up something, most people chose either the right to bear arms or a powerful government.  Overall, most people preferred to have moral justice before any other kind of justice.  Lastly, most people thought that injustice was common or rampant in the world.

Living with Insanity

"Evaluate Daisy's decision to continue living with Edmond, and predict whether Daisy still has feelings for Edmond or not."

Daisy thinks of Edmond often

Finding Edmond without a map was difficult

Daisy from How I Live Now continues to love Edmond, even after being separated from him for years during the war and despite his post traumatic stress disorder.  Daisy spent so much time with Edmond during her first stay in Britain that she developed an incredibly deep relationship with him. This relationship has proven time and time again to be the single reason that Daisy wants to survive.  When Daisy returned to her old home and discovered that it was completely empty with nobody home, only the thought of Edmond made her look to the future.  When they are apart, Daisy constantly thinks about Edmond and the time that they spent together.  She even believes that their connection runs so deep that she is able to hear Edmond even when he is not with her.  Daisy's connection with Edmond runs so deep that she thought, "I know exactly where I belong.  Here.  With Edmond" (Rosoff, 2070).  The love that Daisy has for Edmond is so potent that she wants to stay with him no matter what his current state of health.  Edmond has become the one person that Daisy lives every day for.  All in all, Daisy is incredibly devoted to Edmond, and wishes to spend the rest of her life with him.  Even though Edmond is not in a healthy mental state, Daisy still cares enough for him to continue living with him.  She truly believes that this is the one place in the world where she can be happy.

The Hard Life on the Run

"Compare and contrast Daisy's life on the farm with her cousins to life on the run with Piper, and determine which of these two scenarios Daisy prefers."

Farm life in Britain is simple and beautiful

Nobody is safe in a war

In the book How I Live Now, Daisy greatly prefers her life on the farm with all of her cousins to her life on the run with Piper.  While on the run from what the story only names as "The Enemy," Daisy and Piper spend every day afraid that they will not survive until the next.  They live in constant fear of being killed, and even some of their friends, including their caretaker Major McEvoy, are killed.  When on the run, Daisy also has to ration the little food that she still has to make it last for as long as possible.  Daisy finds this quite difficult, and she becomes even thinner than she was before.  On top of all this, Daisy is separated from Edmond, her lover, and is constantly missing him.

Compared to this, Daisy's life on the farm is quite pleasant.  Daisy gets all the food that she needs, and spends most every day having fun with her family.  There is no worry of being attacked, and life on the farm is relatively easygoing.  Daisy gets to see Edmond every day, and Daisy remains relatively happy with her stress-free life on the farm with her cousins.  When she is forced to leave her life on the farm, Daisy thought, "All I could do was stare at Edmond and Isaac and even Osbert and try to keep from crying" (Meg Rosoff, 755).  Daisy's first reaction to realizing she would be separated from her family was to cry.  This suggests that, from there onward, Daisy fears she will never have a fun, carefree, relaxing day with her family ever again.  All in all, Daisy's time on the run is an incredibly painful experience for her, and she much prefers the time she spent with her family.

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Adaptation to a New Life

"Evaluate Daisy's adaptation to life in Britain in How I Live Now, and determine whether she prefers life in Britain or in New York."

Life in a rural area of Britain

Daisy from How I Live Now greatly prefers life in Britain to her experience with life in New York.  While growing up in New York, Daisy has to handle many kinds of stress, including her parents' divorce.  Daisy even had to endure her father dating a new woman that treated Daisy very poorly.  After leaving New York behind for a farm in Britain because of family issues, she is able to suppress these painful memories and begin to live a happier life.  Her cousins in Britain help her to have an enjoyable time  by being very accepting of Daisy, and Daisy begins to cherish her time spent with her cousins.  After Daisy strikes up a romance with Edmond, a resident of the farm, she begins to feel even more at home in Britain.   As Daisy was thinking about Edmond, she thought, "Edmond just lay there smoking and telling me he loved me without saying anything out loud and if there ever was a more perfect day in the history of time it isn't one I've heard about." (Location 689)  By this time, Daisy has completely adapted to her new lifestyle with her "new" family in Britain and has all but forgotten her old life in New York.  Her relationship with Edmond was one additional benefit to her new life in Britain.  All in all, while Daisy still remembers the time that she spent in New York, she much prefers her new life in Britain with her extendedfamily.