23 https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v36i2.a.4 English eng Franzak, Judith K Contributor <p><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Understanding the nature of the social and psychological dimensions of the global age of terror offers readers of How I Live Now a way to see the novel as more than the story of one individual character and, instead, to view it more fully as a means of speaking to, for, and about a generation of readers who must come to terms with the social and psychic consequences of living in an age of such uncertainty. [...]released, she worked at the library and waited for the war to end. By juxtaposing the power of love against the power of global terror, Hou; I Live Now pushes readers to acknowledge the twenty-first century demand that society act to avoid the catastrophic loss of life and meaning. Along with the message about the enduring power of love, a close examination of the depiction of war and its social and psychological impact on the characters reveals that adolescents in this future will bear a heavy burden. Understanding the nature of the social and psychological dimensions of the global age of terror offers readers of How I Live Now a way to see the novel as more than the story of one individual character and, instead, to view it . . . as a means of speaking to, for, and about a generation of readers who must come to terms with the social and psychic consequences of living in an age of such uncertainty.</span><br></p> Assembly on Literature for Adolescents -- National Council of Teachers of English Winter 2009 pdf ISSN 0882-2840 Adolescent Literature Social Upheaval and Psychological Scarring: Exploring the Future in Meg Rosoff's How I Live Now mixed material Assembly on Literature for Adolescents -- National Council of Teachers of English