Blog Post Number 2: The Host

This week I am still reading The Host and conflict is finally starting to occur.  One of the chapters that I read this week was called "Dehydrated" which was in my opinion, the most significant section that I examined.  The most important line from this chapter was, "The chemical scent was very faint.  I sniffed deeper.  It was water, definitely.  Stagnant, musty water, but water all the same.  I took a small mouthful..." 

This part of the chapter I found to be most important because it shows how desperate that wanderer and Melanie are to survive the scorching desert.  If someone comes to the point where they are drinking ancient, filthy water, that is in a container that at one point contained chemicals, then we as an audience can definitely see that these people are struggling to survive and could possibly be close to death.  This line drives the story forward because this water that wanderer drinks, allows her to move forward which in turn lets the author finish the rest of the chapter, and move on to the next obstacle. 

This story also follows the mountain plot because this novel has many little problems that are leading up to one big problem.  And the "small problem" I read this week happened to be wanderer and Melanie being dehydrated, and them drinking the disgusting water solved this problem.  Therefore, this line also pushes the plot forward so that we can come to the next "small problem" in this book, which should be coming soon.