ISU Blog Post #5- Loss

Through out my book "The Dead and the Gone" the main character Alex Morales experiences loss in many different ways. Alex's first experience with loss was when the apocalypse started. His employer was killed during the ongoing catastrophes and Alex was left with little money he saved up and his pay. Alex had to stretch his money and avoid wasting money. However, with supplies running low money was no longer the currency. Secondly, after coming home from work Alex realizes the world he once knew had changed. Alex came to terms with the reality of his mother and father missing. With Alex's father in Puerto Rico he knew his father's chances of surviving the mass flooding was slim. Alex figured his mother had the same fate as she went to work at the Hospital in the morning. Her means of transportation was the subway and they were flooded as well. Alex had no choice but to hope and pray for his parents survival. Lastly, on Alex's eighteenth birthday he lost his eldest sister Brianna. Alex was sick and bed bound by the flu. Brianna decide to light a candle for Alex and pray for his speedy recovery. However,  Brianna did not make the trip back to the apartment. She was killed in an elevator accident when the power went out in the apartment building. Alex as the leader and care taker of the family went through a lot of hardships. Alex tried his very best to be the hero and play protector but wasn't always successful. He learned that sometimes in life things can't always go your way.