The book I read for the 3rd quarter semester is Hope, A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland by Amanda Berry, Gina Dejesus, Kevin Sullivan, and Mary Jordan published in 2013. This book was based on the true story of Amanda berry, about her kidnapping and rape where she was held for about 10 years in captivity. The reason I would not read this 100 years from now is because this story took place in 2003 and 100 years from today that would make it year 2118 and I am pretty sure the average teen like myself would know how to avoid or not get kidnapped by then the thought of a 16 year old being lured in by a stranger to get into his car seems foolish, and I would immediately quit reading this book, however it is a good book ounce you get passed that. It was a difficult book to read since there are a lot of emotions present and expressed. You really get to feel what Amanda was feeling through out those ten years. How she became more appreciative of her parents and siblings ounce she could not see them also how she kept on hoping that one day she would met them again since her kidnapper kept on giving her false hope by telling her one day she would go back home and showing Amanda interviews of her mom begging her to come back through the daily news broadcast. I personally think this a good book but other future generations or even myself would not consider reading this book 100 years from now.
I'd like to think awareness of potential kidnapping would be heightened in the future, thus I understand your stance on whether or not this book would still be read into the next century. At the same time, though, abduction continues to be an issue in our society (albeit a declining one, according to statistics). I think the message this novel conveys will still be fairly relevant in the coming century, though awareness will indeed more likely be spread by other means than through this book.
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