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Canticle For Leibowitz Character Analysis
The post-apocalyptic world of the future that the Canticle for Leibowitz takes place in is a very bleak reality that Brother Francis Gerard has to face. Throughout Brother Francis’ journey in book one, he makes a few mistakes that lead to a less than bright outcome for him personally. But the common connection that leads to his mistakes is the abbey’s trustfulness in others. The idea of being trusting with others is a very dangerous way to go about life in this post-apocalyptic world, but that was how Brother Francis chose to go about making life choices. And from this common theme of trust, I determined that the view point of the Canticle for Leibowitz is a hopeful one. I believe that this is what the author, Walter M. Miller, JR., wants
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