So I just finished reading "Passengers" and I must say it was a very cool story. I liked the way it doesn't come right out and describe them as typical aliens👽. The fact that the passengers are invisible and can strike at any moment really adds to the suspense of the story. One of the things that I took away from this story was that no matter what bad things may be happening in life and even though things could change in an instant it doesn't mean that you should stop your life and live in fear. The passengers being invisible can also be seen as I events in life because you can never really see them coming. In "Passengers" the people of earth live in constant fear of being what they describe as ridden by these aliens👽 that they no longer bother developing relationships with other humans or living their lives to their full potential. During the period in which these people are taken over by these aliens👽 they no longer have control over their body and have no memory of anything they did while they were taken over. Although this is kind of extreme I see a definite relation between this story and real life. Nothing in life is ever certain or for sure. Anything could happen and change our lives forever but the unknown should not stop us from living to the fullest. Instead of living in fear these people in the story should have taken control of their lives and not let these passengers win completely. Take advantage of each free moment they had in order to create as many happy memories while they were still alive. My favorite part of the story however is the slight plot twist at the end. Here we think that maybe the character might be able to somehow beat these aliens👽 and find a way to live a happy life and then he is taken over right as he is beginning to win his loves trust back. We the readers never find out what happened between the two lovers however and as much as I wish we could find out what happened, the cliffhanger ending was definitely the best way to let the reader finish the story for themselves.
As for the story "Out of All Them Bright Stars" I wasn't as big of a fan. It did have a lot of meaning to it though. It definitely pointed out to humans way of judging and being afraid of new things. Although this other life form was just looking for some food and trying to be as normal as possible the owner did not want to serve him because his skin was a different color than his This made me think of the civil rights movement and how unfairly people with darker skin tones were treated and how just horrible and ridiculous that way of thinking is. I did admire the main character for wanting to stick up to her boss but by the end of the story she starts to take on a negative view of these visitors just like her boss. People need to be more accepting and open to change if we are ever going o be truly happy and live in a world where things are not so hostile and uptight all the time. 👽
I like the twist at the end of "Passengers" too. it leaves a lot to the readers imagination. I like to think that after the rider is done with him he finds the girl again and continues from where he left off.
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