Alas, Babylon: Whats
In A Name?
Alas Babylon is a story written about a nuclear attack and how people try to
survive. There are many drastic measures in which they use in order to stay alive. The
title of the book comes from the bible. Alas, Babylon which is kind of like a warning,
used in the apostle of John. The nuclear explosion nearly turned the world around over
anger. But toward the end everything seems to work out, and even though they went
through many hard times everyhting turns out allright.
After a nuclear attack takes the United States in suprise, The people of River
Road have to work together for the survival of everyone. Many people find little things
that they would usually take for granit to be of a lot
more value to them. Franks qoute,
"We're all going to learn how to walk again."(Frank 32) shows that he understands the
task ahead of them. There were such phases in which they would have to overcome......
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