Reestablishment In Shatter Me

Every human searches for a sense of normalcy in themselves and among their societies. While many traits are attainable, some normal are desirable but seemingly out of reach. Shatter Me focuses on the isolated life of a seventeen-year-old girl named Juliette. From birth, Juliette possesses an incredible power that makes her resistant to any person’s touch, wherein they die in an immense pain when they come in contact with her. Juliette has been imprisoned on behalf of her ‘ailment’ for the majority of her young life, and with the help of a few characters along the way is just learning how to fight back the dystopian government that has kept her prisoner, In this journal, I will be predicting future events in the series, evaluating Juliette’s
There are more than a few critics of the Reestablishment’s plan for a dystopian government and regional domination: “The Reestablishment promised they would fix things. But even though human health has found a modicum of relief under the new regime, more people have died at the end of a loaded gun than from an empty stomach. It’s progressively getting worse” (Mafi 27). A war is almost inevitable as the humanitarians of the resistance are disgusted by the torture and devastation that everyday citizens go through by just living in areas that have been taken by the Reestablishment. There is little to no concern about human life and there will never be change unless serious actions are taken by Omega Point. The possibility of a conflict is almost inevitable as the author leaves information about Omega Point’s plan of action out of the plot of the story, possibly leaving it to come in the future novels. I predict the future storyline will be full of plans for conflict and the realization of the conflict itself. The war is simply a fire waiting to be ignited. ☺ My second
Juliette would not have been able to escape imprisonment without Adam’s help and is grateful to him for saving her, but it all seems questionable when they declare their love for each other after only knowing the other person for three short weeks. It is obvious that Juliette is desperate to be able to touch another human and for someone to know what she feels: “Something in my joints aches with an acute yearning, a desperate need I’ve never been able to fulfill. My bones are begging for something I cannot allow” (Mafi 37). Adam is the perfect outlet for all of Juliette’s wants and needs. He is some how able to touch her and with that she clings to him because that is all she wants in life. The problem with their relationship is the fact that they barely know each other or themselves. They are just teenagers and they have already run away together and been put in life threatening situations all because of their definite love. Though they may see each other as their soul mates, it is never a good idea to rush into something questionably serious with someone whose intentions are barely