The Living
Analytical Prompt:
Prompt 2:
In the book, The Living by Matt de la Pena, a passenger on the ship, called the “combover man” makes a selfish decision when he jumps overboard. His decisions affect Shy for a long time after, and make him feel guilty for not saving him notwithstanding the fact that he tried. Later in the book we find out the reason the man jumped overboard. He was a part of a business called LasoTech which created the disease that both Shy’s grandma died of, and Carmen’s father died of. The company spread Romero disease and the “combover man” was an employee that helped spread it. The man is being selfish for taking his own life when he has already taken so many others for spreading this horrible disease.
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