Across the Universe: why all the lies?

            In the book Across the Universe by Beth Revis (that I read over the winter break) I really liked the book because it had lots of compelling moments, but also sweet and funny moments. This book takes placed on earth briefly, then a ship that’s in space traveling to another planet where is supposed to be their new home. Also the original leaders of the ship froze intelligent and well worthy people and their family to go to the new planet and run it when they get there. The book has 2 main characters that switch back and forth telling each chapter from their point of view, Amy(one of the frozen people, but was unfrozen before landing) and Eldest(next leader of the ship). Throughout this book I always thought to myself why all the lies? Throughout the book I found clues to help me answer this lingering question.

“I will never, never be the same. I have seen stars. Real stars.” (pg.140)

This quote from the book was an example of one of the lies told on the ship showed me without actually telling me that the “stars” on the roof of the keeper level is fake because elder when saying this was on the ship’s lowest level. The way he described the stars on the keeper level roof in the beginning of the book verses the way he described it after and how he added the quote showed me that he was at awe and knew that the stars at keeper level wasn’t real stars.

“The plague was not a plague. It was what happened when the leader of the ship told the people the truth how long it would take to land the ship. When they learned that they would never see planet-landing, that their children and their grandchildren would not see it, that there chance of them to see it... the ship itself almost died” (pg.335)

            This quote from the book showed what happened when the truth of the lie that they would land very soon ended up to be we aren’t going to land for a long time (250 behind schedule because of engine is getting slower). Now I kind of understand why the future leaders after this incident happened had to make up these lies it wasn’t for them it was for everyone’s safety and well-being.

            The end of the book I understood why people (the leaders) had to lie and I got to figure out using what I found in the book to help me figure out the answer to my question that I thought about throughout the book. Why all the lies?       Answered.