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Hugh Howey's Wool

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Wool, a story of fear, conspiracy, and the truth What would happen, if a person were to live in a world that was deadly? The images outside, maybe not true. Choices that could kill or save lives. Renowned author Hugh Howey illustrates in the irresistible story of Wool, the horror of living in a dystopian landscape and trapped in a giant silo. Immersed in the story is the character of Juliet, a young mechanic that is forced to become the new sheriff, due to the fact that her predecessor had committed suicide. Juliet being a curious-minded person decides to figure out why Holston, the previous sheriff, decides to kill himself. This, unfortunately, in turn, leads her to find out the truth and other secrets not meant to be uncovered which causes an uprising. Howey, therefore, portrays an intoxicating story that also touches on major concepts. “That's the problem with the truth," Darcy said. "Liars and honest men both claim to have it.” The power which is supposed to be evenly distributed throughout the many departments in the silo is a farce. Ultimate control lies with the IT department and Bernard, the leader of It, unbeknownst to all. The majority of the electrical power generated from the depths of the silo (Mechanical) which goes to show how much IT consumes. The energy is used by the Information …show more content…

Some tangled knots only made sense once unraveled.” When Juliet had exposed the long-lost conspiracies of IT, she never thought about what was going to happen if she were to fight back. Knowing Juliet as a rather proud and stubborn character, this consequently leads to multiple problems including her being sent “outside”. During this time period, the entire section of Mechanical and Supply revolts against the conspiracies of IT. Ideas like this go to prove the wisdom of Hugh Howey in his style of showing how certain problems were more worse than good when placed in the

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