LIFE AS WE KNEW IT

CHARACTERS

• The main character is Miranda
• She is compassionate because she cares about others
• Matt, her brother Matt is sort of like the "dad" of the house.
• He cares for Miranda and helps her with her problems and tells her what to do.

PLOT

• A asteroid is going to hit the moon!
• Everyone is buzzing about it
• The asteroid hits the moon...
• The moon falls
• Making the ocean flood the shores of islands and beaches

SETTING

• The story takes place in Howell, PA in the present.
• Howell, Pennsylvania is where Miranda lives

MOOD

• The mood is chaotic
• Because everyone is freaking out
• Miranda her mom, mrs. Nesbit and jonny go to the store
• Everyone is running around taking things

THEME

• The theme is hopeful
• Even though things don't get better Miranda has hope
• Miranda and her mother always fight
• Miranda tries to live as normal as possible after everything changes
• Her friends change, her whole life changes

MOOD

• “Maybe I'm wrong," Mom said. "Maybe the world really is coming to an end."
• (Pfeffer 13)
• “I feel myself shriveling along with my world, getting smaller and harder
• (Pfeffer, 10)

SETTING

• It's in the home of Miranda & her brother jonny & their mom
• Miranda's older brother, Matt is in college while this event is happening