Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

In the book Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin the writing stylus that is apply throughout the book is witching(prenominal) realism. Magical realism is when a story blurs the distinction surrounded by fantasy and reality. It is characterized by an sufficient acceptance of the ordinary and the extraordinary. In the story, a teen be on daughter bear ond Liz dies by a inject and run driver plot she is on her way to pull together her best friend. After this extortionate incident, Liz finds herself waking up on a direct on its way to a pertly world by the name of Elsewhere. Elsewhere is the future for any living creatures. Humans and animals alike live together with the magnate to decease with each other. whatever humans have the energy to speak canine and communicate verbally with their pets. What is interesting near this afterlife is that the inhabitants age rearwards until they reach seven long time erstwhile(a), and at this time they ar released pricker to Earth to be reborn. The concept of the afterlife has been wide accepted through the ages scarcely in this novel it uses symbols from antiquated civilizations.\nLiz awoke on a wide ship similar to a cruise liner. Because it is the transportation to the afterlife the name of the ship is instead symbolic. The S.S. Nile represents the preparation of the body to the succeeding(a) world. Just like the mummies of Egypt, the passengers on the SS Nile are dressed in preparation for the afterlife. When Liz awoke on the ship she was cocooning herself in the bedclothes. (p. 10) Liz looks at Thandis exsanguine nightgown. Liz herself is corrosion white men style pajamas. (p.11). The color white refers to the white burial dressing use for mummies. The color white overly represents purity to the next world.\nEgypt is reference to several times in the novel by apply the image of pee. Throughout the ages water has symbolized purity and transformation. When the babies reach the age of seven days old t hey are sent back to earth by world swaddled and sent down the river. Ther...