2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami In Richard Lewis The Killing Sea

While writing The Killing Sea, Richard Lewis used history as a reference to steer his writing by putting in characteristics of the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami. On page 1, the setting is developing in Meulaboh, Ujung Karang; a small city just off the coast of the Indian ocean. “In the distance, beyond the shacks and houses of Ujung Karang, moonlight glittered on the sea.” Later on, Richard incorporates some of the aftereffects of the tsunami. “Before, the jungle floor had been shrouded in shadow. Now sunlight poured through huge gaps in the canopy.”
With the setting/environment, now all we need characters, conflict and how they changed throughout the book. Because the characters were engaged in a time of disaster, the characters’ beliefs and how and when they will change will begin to show differences. In the middle chapters of The Killing Sea by Richard
In the book The Killing Sea, Richard gave the characters different perspectives of life. Sarah acts very rude and inconsiderate. On page 14, Sarah said to Peter, her brother, “You are so annoying that if a t-Rex ate you, it would have indigestion for a week.”Moreover, she discredits the local custom of putting on a scarf. Second, she always tries to be in the spotlight. Meanwhile, Ruslan has a different perspective of life. On page 20, the book says, “ But that curiosity vanished when he realized that for the first time in a week he hadn’t had his drowning nightmare.” This indicates that, because he cannot sleep,he is feeling anxious.However, They both care deeply about their parents. Sarah had felt a wave of deep shock when she found her mother dead on page 41. Ruslan also underwent a surge of grief when he thought his father was dead on page 52. This suggests that even though Ruslan and Sarah act and think differently, they both care a lot about their parents. As I have stated before, Ruslan and Sarah show different points of