A family can be connected in so many ways, not always through blood but through values or even tradition . Though the one aspect that all families share is a sense of security, of belonging to a family. A familial bond so remarkably strong, that they are able to get through most certainly anything. This bond between a family can be seen in “The Rule of Three'', a novel by Eric Walters. In this novel we see a neighbourhood united together through a viral technological catastrophe, aiding each other to survive an extreme situation. One character in particular, who holds family close to them, is Stan Peterson. He prioritizes being a husband and father firstly, and a farmer secondly. Mr. Peterson is a hard-working and protective individual, living on his farm with his wife and daughter. However, this land that once kept him and his family safe is what will now make them vulnerable targets, as they have essential resources that others will want.
In the first instance that Mr. Peterson is mentioned, we learn from his daughter Lori that “My family’s been here forever. It’s the farm where my father and his father were born” - Lori (p.22). It
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He is a sentimental man, who changes his view, and is now resourceful and eager to give to Eden Mills, his community. He’s proven to be one of the most useful characters in the novel. If one were to compare the man we see now to him in the beginning, he has changed greatly. Mr. Peterson at first was a somewhat hostile man, carrying a gun for protection and not necessarily being open to sharing resources. Throughout we can still see the same, compassionate and committed farmer, just with new goals. Mr. Peterson has just had a new side of him revealed with the heavyweight of his family's farm being lifted off his shoulders. As he was able to realise that his place is with his family. Discovering he can't always hold onto what was, but to what will be, that's