'Nineteen Minutes, by Jodi Picoult Essay\r'

'This is the stratum of the directionless and destination-less youngsters. This is also the story of the combustible younger generation. Incidents similar to the unrivaled picture in the story can be canvass in newspapers day after day. The readers argon pained, worked up and habituated to read such stories and to an extent, have hold out unsusceptible as for its implications. If on that point is no. decline and ataraxis in the society, carry on with the avail competent discipline and peaceâ€seems to be the attitude of the citizens.\r\nThe blame-game between the politicians, the decision collide withr and the judiciary as for the present pathetic narrate of affairs in the society continues! Nobody is able to give the tangible solution to the octopus-like growing problem. Nagging, abusing and condemnatory each other have become the focus of life. The pages of human history daubed in bloodshed over due to the negative attitudes and violence in the name of religion, la nguage, color, race, territorial gains and aggrandizement for wealth, ask the crying question.\r\nHow to develop this satellite Earth heaven-like? The answer is simple and direct. Eyes beat of understanding, hearts full of love and the life that refuses conflictsâ€enough, these only when are enough! What is depicted in ‘ 19 Minutes,’ is the model of what is happening every last(predicate) over the introduction on a large scale. The incidents of 9/11 took place in less than 19 minutes. further what were the implications and detailed planning and above all, the mind-set, behind that calamity! The incident had the potentially to set the entire lump on fire!\r\nThe hero of Nineteen Minutes, beam of light Houghton, 17 years, has been at the receiving end throughout his instruct life, mentally tortured and tormented, and finally the ‘volcano at heart him erupts’ He fights back in a dramatic, and perhaps dastardly manner. The shooting at the scho ol leaves xix injured and ten dead. The com place of the book has e realthing to make it an interesting read, and the arguments of the two lawyers, bring out the exceed as for the life and motives of Peter. The author uses the flashback technique to work up the story.\r\nThe major players of the plot come to play, Josie Cormier, former scoop up friend of Peter, her mother, the detective and defense lawyer, Peter’s parents-Picoult describes their inter body processs with sympathy and understanding. He has given to the readers a very interesting book. The theme of the book and the author’s attitude towards the theme, both evoke curiosity. The level of insularism achieved by the author in developing the characters is commendable. Without large room for too much sen clippingntalism, a saturnine business office manifests clearly, grows and attains new dimensions.\r\nThe book deserves an outstanding position on account of this approach. The mutual interactions over t he situation between different characters reveal in the virtually natural way, the convictions for which the novel stands for. This is the uniqueness of the novel. The narrations are elegant and as the story develops, it becomes poignant, without losing its ground and reality. If ten or more individuals are united for a cause, and organise with the Satan’s domain, that won’t make their alignment stronger.\r\nTruth has always been in minority numerically, taking any epic for example, just now it is the last victor. Peter’s position is the same. The majority pushed him to the contend and Peter thought that for the desperate situation, desperate restitution is the solution. Some bullets solved his decade-old problem. Those who go through the contents of the book carefully, sympathize with him, not condemn! Everyone has the unspoilt of self-defense, and in the physical process that you kill ten or fifty persons is altogether a different issue.\r\nThis tak es one to the portals of an important social problem. What if the petrol control laws were there? Could the tragedy have been averted? The answer is both yes and no. The real problem is not the creation of the numbfish, but the creation of Peters in the society, for which the society, the parents, brothers and sisters, the friends, the teachers and Preachers, law enforcing authorities, and above all the politicians are responsibleâ€and oh yes, the print and electronic media too, that plays to the picture gallery and creates deep relate in the impressionable minds of the kids!\r\nThey mustiness get more and more advertisement taxation no matter what the impact of this white-color robbery on the psyche of the society. These forces have created Peters. So unless the people are basically sound, and basic conditions are created for the people to become basically sound, many more Peters will incarnate. Countries with gun control laws have also Peters. So, changing the gun control laws is not the solution. Changing the thought process of the individuals is! An individual is the foundation stone of the society. Unless one’s thought process changes, one’s action process will not change.\r\nWhen the thoughts are changed, the mind is changed; when the mid is changed, the man is changed; when the man is changed, the society is changed. The heart and soul of the book by Picoult is clear. Children-friendly approach is required as for small and big problems confronting them; the teachers need to keep a careful watch as for the groups in classes or the institution as a whole. These groups could be due to any reason, simple jealousies, race and color, rich and worthless and this listing of problems can go on and on…. The vigilant teaching community has great right in this area.\r\nIn the materialistic society, due to the impact of industrial and internet revolutions, the parents have little time to spend with the children. The educational instit utions are the best alternatives to the public family atmosphere, wherein children can be imparted the moral, ethical and even unearthly education.\r\nReferences Cited:\r\nPicoult, Jodi: Book: Nineteen Minutes Hardcover: 464 pages publishing firm: Atria; 1st edition. edition (March 5, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0739480715 ISBN-13: 978-0743496728 ASIN: 0743496728\r\n'