Landscape with Invisible Hand

“As it happens, Chloe and I hate each other. Still, my head is next to hers, which I would gladly, at this point, twist off with my bare hands.”

The author uses hyperbole to introduce the hatred between Adam and Chloe, who are pretending to be in love for a vuvv reality show. Their hatred sharply contrasts with the scene, in which Adam and Chloe appear to be on a sweet date, and reflects the intense, hormone-driven emotions that teens often experience.

“When I look at my drawing now, I can see a lot of the mistakes I made in getting the reflections and distortions right.”

Adam’s character arc is closely tied to his artistic development. He grows wiser and develops a stronger understanding of the world as he advances his artistic skills.

“It wasn’t just that people had to get most of what they owned by scavenging. It was also that people had lost hope. Everyone spent their days trying to figure out how to get stuff for their family to eat.”

The author uses simple, literal language to describe the extreme poverty people on Earth are experiencing. The statements represent real-world poverty and help illustrate the mental and emotional difficulties that arise in poverty conditions.