Journal for Station Eleven

"This isn't like SARS. You should get out of the city." He'd only wanted to be truthful, perhaps help her in some way, but he saw immediately that he made a mistake." (Mandel 25)

This quote was impactful to me because it signified the realization of panic and loss that the characters are going to face. It also demonstrates Jeevan's morals as he is trying to help others prepare for the upcoming pandemic/epidemic. I think that this quote also helps to foreshadow that there will be a lot fo hysteria and panic to follow the announcement of the new disease. 

"This was during the final month of the era when it was possible to press a series of buttons on a telephone and speak with someone on the far side of the earth." (Mandel 30)

This quote was impactful because it foreshadows a lot. Form this quote we learn that phones are not going to be to be thing after the pandemic, which could also lead us to concluded that not much other technology will be around faster the pandemic is over. It also foreshadows how much civilization will change as whole. From this quote I think that the post pandemic world will be similar to the prehistoric era. 

The covid-19 impact didn't really affect me at first. I was excited to have a break from school and FaceTimed my friends pretty much all day. Covid impacted me the most during school. My school would switch between hybrid and all online. I struggled to learn because teaching myself is not my strong suit. Help from teachers was not very accessible. I think covid also changed the way we communicate, and people have become a lot more dependent on phones and technology ever since the pandemic. If Covid was as bad as the Georgia flu the thing I would miss the most would be my phone. I would miss being able to talk to my friends and family, as most of them live far away. 

From the other characters we learn that Arthur had multiple wives, who don't really care for him. I think that Arthur let the fame get inside his head and he lived a unfulfilling life, with no strong relationships. I chose the quote we are supposed to discuss as one of my own so you have already what I think it foreshadows.