Who Cares About Anything These Days?

So Mrs. Tinkham asked why does this book matter. So why does it? Well matter is physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spi…

oops not that type of matter.

I think that this book, like every book, matters in some way to someone. But this specific novel matters for a certain reason. Murder, rape, and life. The best way to describe it is a quote from Ms. Salmon. “Plans change”(p.399). This is her response to Mr. Salmon when they are separated. But it applies to everything in this novel. Currently-life and death seems to be on everyone’s mind. Every one wants the answers, they want to know what happens, and some consider what if the point of life over death? But in 2002? It wasn’t. I think when this book was published, this topic wasn’t huge. But this novel was a way to bring it to light. And everyone is going back to it because it applies to modern day life.

I think, like Mrs. Salmon said, plans change. The plan for the reason this book matters has changed. Susie’s life, and everyone around her, had changed. The plans changed so many times for the whole Salmon family, but through out it we get a sense that everything will be okay. The world is upside down, and plans change, but it will be okay.

I think this can double as the theme of this book. This book matters because of its theme. Plans change, but it will be okay. It might be different, but it will be okay.