Hello everyone.
I hope you are all happy! Our lives have changed a lot in the last few years because of the virus. Some lost loved ones, friends, some lost their jobs because of the economic crisis. We've all experienced something. The other day I read Jack London's book The Black Plague. It was pure coincidence to stumble upon such a book during this virus period. In the book, he talks about a disease that covers the world and how it destroys developed society. I also love watching scenarios about post-apocalypse in movies. The book deals with post-apocalyptic literature in the same way.
I had never had the opportunity to read Jack London works before. I wanted to start my first book with a little short story. If I like the author's style, I would consider buying his other books. My priority was the Red Plague. When buying a book, I used to read the back cover, and if I liked the subject, I would buy it. I've been Reading Slump lately. So I was trying different methods. Now I've stopped reading the back cover. When I buy a book for myself, I prefer to take what I don't know about. Doing so makes me read that book with great curiosity without knowing what awaits me. I create excitement for myself to read.
Book Subject
He envisions a highly probable "new" world where a worldwide epidemic that broke out in 2013 wiped out almost the entire human race, and where primitive life returned. It covers the importance of isolation in the epidemic process, the role of population density, especially the role of the world population in epidemics, the selfishness that people get in extremely critical situations, the confrontation of collectivism and individualism, and the dedication of scientists in a very realistic way.
The Red Plague Epidemic in the book; A microbe that causes redness of the whole body kills people in a short time. If the disease enters the body, no one can get rid of it. After the first symptoms appear in the person, the person dies in as little as ten minutes. The world's population is decreasing due to the epidemic. The remaining ones formed colonies and reproduced and became a few hundred individuals at most. After the Red Plague, the world is returning to primitive life. It is very difficult to survive in this life. From the "old" world before the pandemic, Granser tells stories to his grandchildren. Thanks to these stories, we learn about the post-epidemic events thanks to Granser.
After the epidemic, nature is also changing. Our domesticated pets, horses, are returning to their wild nature. And the last remaining humans are forgetting their language. They start to hunt and feed as before. This short story chronicles the destruction of civilization and how the human race goes back thousands of years because of a tiny microbe.
Although the story sounds like a cliché, considering the time the story was written, it's not bad at all. I think we should read it during this pandemic period. Although this epidemic resembles Covid, it actually has a much more lethal effect. In fact, it allows us to understand how dangerous a microbe that seems to us is. This tiny microbe has the power to destroy an entire civilization. I think this novel, written a hundred years ago, speaks to our day. The human race is not yet extinct, but I think we will doom ourselves if we continue to destroy our planet like this. The author already tells us this in the story. He explained in a beautiful language what kind of disaster we will face if we cannot control the epidemic that we are in, and if we abandon the measures. One word excellent!
I can say that I really like the author's style. His determinations about the world's population in the story are completely correct. If you haven't read it yet, I recommend reading the book.
Stay with LOVE.
xoxo