The Importance Of Relationships In Amy Plum's After The End

Amy Plum’s “After the End” by Jerry Li How do relationships end and grow? Maintaining a relationship requires honesty and dedication. This truth is shown in the book “After The End.” By Amy Plum. Juneau is a 17-year-old girl who lives in the deep wilderness of Alaska. She lives with family and friends. Her whole life was built around surviving and scavenging. This is because of a 3 world war that wreaked havoc on the modern world. But one day when she was out hunting, she comes home to find her whole family abducted and gone. She becomes determined to find them. But as she follows the clues and hints to finding her family, she finds something that turns her whole life around. She finds a whole city, stores, and people. She was led

The author uses techniques like inner thoughts, an example of this is shown in this passage from the book. “I AM NUMB WITH SHOCK. MILES BETRAYED ME. I shouldn’t be surprised. Frankie said he needed me.” ( Plum 176) These inner thoughts show how their relationship crumbles because Miles betrayed Juneau. The author emphasis this with capital letters to show the shock and despair Juneau is in. Amy Plum uses inner thoughts to display the feelings and connections these characters feel, which makes them more relatable in the

Which must have been how he felt when he discovered how you used him, The thought comes unwelcome, but I ignore it.” (Plum 175)These inner thoughts illuminate why Miles did what he did, and why their relationship crumbled. Juneau had lied and deceived him into doing what she wanted. Another technique the author uses is dialogue, which is used a lot in the story to help show the healing relationship between Miles and Juneau. “I’m not here because I want to be,” she says. “I’m here because I have to be. I need you to keep traveling with me.” “I thought maybe you were here to apologize,” I say.
“For What? She asks, putting her hands on her hips Indignantly.
“For drugging me and then forcing me to talk while I was in a drug haze.” “What about the fact that you were going to hand me over to your father?” She asks, and her voice is tinged with anger.
“I would like to explain that to you,” I say, “That I was trying to bring you back to L.A. so that I could show my father that you’re not the person he’s looking for” (Plum 216)This piece of dialogue is critical to the mending of their relationship because It shows that Miles always had good intentions throughout the story. It also restores the trust Juneau had for Miles in the