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Mar 17, 2017
The book, The Scorpion Rules, written by Erin Bow, explores many themes and conflicts about the degrading environment we have created, when defining the word “humanity”. The book takes place in the potential future, where it could be considered dystopian even though the comparison towards our own society is uncanny. It takes place under the notion that Earth is now a war torn planet, with scarce resources and a lack of peace, and in order to sustain society, the UN takes extreme measures to control wars and conflicts. The main idea for limiting these problems is to make it personal to the world leaders, and as it takes place in the future, technology, such as Artificial Intelligence, is used to reinforce these new-found laws. Therefore, this society has very limited freedom and independence, which at first does not seem to bother the main character, Greta, a very important child in the society. However, as she is introduced to new people, conflicts and love, her opinion and strength as the world around her continues to disappear. This book overall is intended for an audience of 14 years old and older, as the theme and concepts are quite profoundly presented to demonstrate the crises and conflicts of the future. - @Because_Logic of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library