Nur Zawani novel #1
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Novel #1Name: Nur Zawani bt Ahmad Zahir
Class : 2 Al-biruni
College number : 13045
Novel: If I Stay
One day in the life of seventeen-year-old
Mia, who has been critically injured in an accident that took the lives of her
parents and younger brother. As Mia has an out-of-body experience that enables
her to observe all that is happening around her, she reflects on her. She is
faced with the decision of whether she wants to fight to live or let go.
Mia, her father (who is a middle school
English teacher), and her younger brother Teddy are home for the day. Her
mother takes the day off from work, and the family sets out on a day trip. Mia,
a serious cellist and classical music lover, is blissfully listening to a
sonata when a truck hits the family's car, killing her parents immediately and
seriously injuring Mia and Teddy. Immediately following the accident, she is
unconscious from a traumatic head injury, Mia begins having an out-of-body
experience through which she is able to observe herself and everything around
her without feeling pain. Initially, she believes that she is dead.
Mia and Teddy are rushed to a local hospital.
Then, Mia is flown to a trauma center in nearby Portland, where she undergoes
surgery and is placed in the Intensive Care Unit. Her grandparents and other
relatives arrive, as well as her best friend Kim. Eventually, Adam, her
boyfriend, drops in to see her.
As the hours pass, Mia goes back and forth
between observing what is happening around her and reflecting on her life up to
this point. Her memories include being present at the birth of her brother, her
father's transformation from a hard rocker to a teacher, her friendship with
Kim, her love for music and the cello, her ambitions to become a great cellist,
and falling in love with Adam. Mia hears a nurse say that the young girl's life
is not in the hands of the doctors or the machines. It is Mia herself who is in
control of whether she lives or dies. Mia begins to consider what her life
would be like if she stays. Eventually, she determines that although having her
die will hurt those who love her, they will recover. It is too difficult to
think about living in a world where she has suffered so much loss. She summons
all of her strength to squeeze Adam's hand, signalling her choice to live
Vocabulary Obtained:
- Guffaw-a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter.
- Pondering-to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate
- Stash-to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place
- charred –to burn slightly; scorch
- tranquil-free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm
