Pieces

Books. It never comes to our mind that a book (any kind of book for that matter) is only part of that specific story; especially war-based books. They only talk about the tragedy that is the war and what they went through. It never talks about the happy(er) parts such as: life after they got rescued, who they met up with, their first meal as free people or just the ride on the way back from where they had been captive.
Maybe that’s how the unfortunate people who are affected by the war, the targets, lived. Maybe, half of them don’t really know what’s going on in the war as a whole, but more so what they see on a day to day basis. Being that this character had to look for information on a war that he had been victim of and had presenced first hand gives us an insight of how much information they really got. Maybe the fear was just ignorance in disguise.

“My name is Yon Yonson,
I work in Wisconsin,
I work in a lumbermill there.
The people I meet when I walk down the street,
They say, “what’s your name?”
And I say,
My name is Yon Yonson,
I work in Wisconsin…”
I think he mentions this song various times because the information is limited and what is the question seems to be the answer. by that making a circle leaving you just as ignorant as before.That's the way war's work: keeping the victims ignorant.
That’s also why the main character constantly repeats the name of his friend, Bernard V. O’Hare. To make sure you don’t out on miss anything. That you’re in on every joke and know every detail.

Perfection

In that place of which I dream of, someday you'll see
we will live without agression. Respect
will be the word; like I you, and you me.
Everyone will know what is correct,
and technology won't be bad for us.
It will do what we don't like, as an effect
there will be no further fuss
over things like money or things that with it go.
Because in Respeland we don't duscuss
things like money or trust. Here it flows.

The Past Is Now The Future

After what may have been years of war, only two people are left: a man and a woman. They were from opposing armies. I think this represents poetic justice because most wars arise over physical things such as territory or economic conflicts. Something physical, shallow, you might even say material. The material lifestyle has been imposed to them through brainwashing posters such as the ones in the recruitment office. By taking part in the war of claiming material things, the couple (or Two as the title suggests) have established that they too are material beings. They reinforce this statement as they carry one with this apparent uncontainable urge to end up in front of the dress, especially the woman. Even though she thinks she's alone, she still longs the dress to look pretty (which reiterates the shallowness).
Being that the war has ended, they have nothing left to fight for. So in conclusion, because they fought for a material way of life, they are forced to live a life without material goods with reminders and temptations of the material life they have left in their past. (The blade for shaving and the dress.)

Sarcasm

IceCreamLover234 says:
Hi, missed you at practice today. Where were you?

Soccer_Maniac says:
Yeah I know, sorry about that. I had to go to Mr. Tangen's class because I was "late".

IceCreamLover234 says:
Wow, that sucks.

Soccer_Maniac says:
I know, but it wasn't too bad because he and Mr.Hickey talked the whole time. (About something ironic or sarcastic I'm sure.)

IceCreamLover234 says:
LOL (Laugh Out Loud) good one.

IceCreamLover234 says:
So, are we good for tomorrow? ;)

Soccer_Maniac says:
I think so...

IceCreamLover234 says:
Ok, I really have to go.

Soccer_Maniac says:
No worries, TTYL (Talk To You Later)

FCUK YOU!

Titles like this are what you would regularly find on blogs these days. Something bold, that attracts attention. But why? Easy, recognition. Nowadays, people generally look for fame and fortune and they do it the "easy" way. They make their account a hobby expecting to get some sort of contract. What I don't think actually goes through their heads is that there are over 10 million blogs worldwide. When did this happen? How did we get to such a point in evolution in which over 10 million people can be connected by text?

It's incredible how far we (humanity) have come technology-wise. Computers, cell phones, nintendo, play station, ipods, laptops and finally wii. I find it astonishing that I've been alive for the release of most of these and I'm only 15 years old. By creating the internet we were presented with millions of opportunities to communicate.

Being that we first communicated orally and everything was passed down, distance became an obstacle and everyone heard a simmilar story but never heard the original one. With the written word, some things improved but things like time and space also became some obstacles. With the internet, you can find the original and make you own opinion without having someone filter your information.

Don't get me wrong, there will always be rumors, and with the internet they spread faster but you can always look for more information to back it up. As far as blogs go, it's understood that most are just some random person's opinion on news, music, videos, topics, problems, etc. They very well may include pictures, videos, other links, or simply recommend other people's blogs or sites; making it impossible to change it into a book. You wouldn't be able to include the assorted media and the same tone and the same effect that a blog would simply beacuse it's a book. It would be the protrayal of taking one step foreward two steps back. (technology-wise)
I expect books, newspapers, notebooks, magazines and other literay sources to become obsolete in the future.
By that raising another question which is fairly discussed these days:
How will it affect global waarming? (more use of energy but less paper?)