State of Fear - Animoto

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State of Fear Journal #3

State of Fear was written with an extreme left winged approach. The author, Micheal Crighton, used scare tactics to send a message to his readers and the public about global warming. Our world is threatened by many things including war, tyranny and self-destruction. Crighton made sure to eliminate global warming from our list of worries by downplaying the problem and pointing the finger at corrupted leaders and politicians who use global warming as a source of revenue. The main character, Evans, travels the world in attempts to stop the actions of an activist group, ELF, and their ruthless leader, Drake, as they plot "natural" disasters to scare the public. ELF, which I believe represents the leaders of our nation, take generous donations in order to ease an imminent "threat" to mankind without scientific backing. After one of the largest donors, Morton, discovers the corruption of Drake and ELF, he withdraws his donation and asks Evans to prevent the death of thousands by stopping ELF from creating disasters around the world to boost their funding.

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In order to arouse a "State of Fear" in the public eye, the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) attempts to create "natural" disasters during a global climate conference. With the help of Kenner, Sanjong and Sarah, Evan's is able to sabotage these disasters and prevent the death of thousands of people. The biggest of the disasters was going to be a tsunami aimed at the coast of California. Fortunately, this was prevented and a mere five waves, six feet tall, reached the coast line.

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Question: What characters or devices are used metaphorically in the story?

Many objects throughout the novel are used as metaphors to persuade public opinion and shape the plot. The satirical use of characters caused dispute in public icons such as Al Gore and public offices like the EPA. Evans, the main character of the story, represents the masses of people who take in a magnitude of information on global warming and are indifferent to the cause or solution. Drake, in the eyes of Micheal Crichton, represents political figures such as Al Gore or a stand-in for the environmental movement "professional" activists. The bold use of characters to show Crightons opinion on global warming is one of the main reasons why this book was a top seller and a topic of many discussions.

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