Solitary: Escape from Furnace 8/12/15 (Summer Reading Blog #3)

Solitary: Escape from Furnace
Author: Alexander Gordon Smith
Pages: 0 - 112
Prompt: List at least three problems the characters faced? Which was the most life
changing? Explain

Spoiler Alert!!

        Alex and Zee faced the same problems in this book so far, so these problems and effects happened to both of them. They haven't face a lot so far, but the three biggest ones were the underground caverns, the mutant prisoners, and probably the most life changing solitary.

        The first problem, the underground caverns, stretched from the first book to this one. Alex, Zee, and Gary had to navigate the the dark, cramp, and mysterious caverns for what seemed like a long time. Which slowly tore them apart, making the conditions more harsh. Also, before they started navigating the caves the three got badly hurt from an explosion and sharp rocks and they lost a friend from those two things, even further worsening this experience.

        Alex and Zee do get out of their cells twice so far, but it's not safe. A mutated prisoner, Simon, wants Alex to help him and the other mutants. The things is not all the mutants are nice like Simon. The other want human flesh and revenge on the blacksuits, so when Simon takes them out of their cell they could be attacked by the other mutants or the blacksuits. The blacksuits are also mutants which is why I still consider them for this category. I'll let you figure out the difference between the mutant prisoners and the blacksuits by reading the book.

        Solitary was the worst of these three problems. Alex and Zee were stuck in a dark, cramp space, they got fed every two days, and they had no connection to anybody or the outside world. The biggest reason why I say this was the worst problem is the fact they had no connection to the outside world. That started to drive them crazy, they couldn't see anything and they heard nothing, leaving them to their thoughts and hallucinations. Though they eventually find a way to communicate with each other. Also, if I remember correctly Donovan told Alex that nobody lasted longer than a week in solitary, Alex and Zee have to be in solitary for a whole month! I think their solitary experience will also be the most life changing because they lost a lot of weight and the hallucinations might affect how they act when they're out of solitary.