Land of the Lost by Stewart O’nan – Essay

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Land of the Lost by Stewart O’Nan – Essay We don’t really know her name, but we know what she wants: She wants to found the girl that according to James Wade is buried in the west of Kingsville. She’s a cashier at a supermarket named BI-LO, and she got a German shepherd which is her only companion with the exception of her co-workers, customers and two sons’. However that may be, she seemed to be in some way fascinated by the fact that some girl might be buried in Kingsville. Instead of asking herself whether or not James Wade is telling the truth, she’s just starting this exiting and dangerous adventure. Maybe this whole thing is a result of being lonely and having needs for action in a life which is quiet uneventful. Her excuse is that she just wants to help, and that if it was her kids, she would like everybody to pitch in. She feels like nobody needs her except Ollie, and that’s one of the reason why she want to do this. I quote: “Was it? She could admit that at least part of the reason she was searching for a stranger’s daughter was that no one else needed her. Just Ollie ” Her relationship with her kids is complicated, and when she tells the younger brother about what she’s doing, they’re all worried about her, but she doesn’t understand why: “I don’t see why you’re so upset .” Maybe they’re worried about her because they don’t understand her reasons to do it. Generally speaking there are a lot of unsaid things going on because she’s might afraid of telling it if they don’t understand. Speaking of which the title tells us about how she feels in this short story. ‘Land of the Lost’; haven’t we all lost something meaningful in our lives? When you feel useless and can’t see the point in living the life, you either commit suicide or try to make life gives sense. In the main characters instance she needs to bring back reasons to life before it’s too late.
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