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Sacrifice In Rita's To Shasta, America

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“The UDF existed to protect a world obsessed with creating worthless piles of crap,” said Rita as she played with the small bullet toy. The bullet toy: 25 cents, 9mm, live ammo, painted to match a soldier. Rita couldn't believe it when she was handed a bullet that was based off of her. At first it was dumb to her, but little did she know how big of a role this would play in her life. A symbol can mean a lot to some people, but mean nothing to others. In all you need is kill, the symbol for the world is a bullet toy. As stated by lieutenant Shasta on page 129, “ These toys trade for over 100 dollars each.” To Shasta, America, and most of the world, Rita was a beacon of hope in the dark. If you could pull her out of your pocket and become inspired, …show more content…

To some it's suicide and selfish, others think that it's honorable and redeeming. Sacrifice takes place in all you need is kill more frequently than not. We see Keiji (cage) sacrifice himself 159 times throughout the book because he doesn't save the world. Rita teaches Keiji how to fight, speak, process information, how to be competitive… we see her sacrifice herself 160 times. “It will be fun being the one outside the loop for once.” (Sakurazaka. 156). Rita says this when they are in Keiji’s final loop. Keiji thought that she meant that she didn't want to come up with a plan, he didn’t know the full story. Rita and Keiji fought each other to see who would get out of the loops. “A hole gaped in Rita’s jacket… her battle axe trembled...the bullet toy rolled out of her hands,” Rita sacrificed herself so that Keiji could live. Rita never knew him for more than 24 hours, but Keiji felt like she knew her his whole life. “A small blue-green colony of mold floated on the coffee and as the bullet rolled in my hand, I pressed the cup to my lips and drank.” Throughout the whole book the only things that have changed are Rita and Keiji, yet somehow a lot more feels different. Keiji lost the best friend he never had, and only has a mug of coffee and a bullet to remember her by. We spent 160 days with the two but never more than 24 hours. Nobody will truly understand the bond that Keiji shared with Rita or what the toy means to them, but we know that it meant something strong that is

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