Trauma

The survivors of the attack on Karenza IV establish how crippling trauma can be and how important it is for a trained professional to handle it.

Kady’s personal journal offers the best insight into the thoughts of someone with PTSD. While the experience that she has is not the same for everyone, understanding her symptoms helps the reader sympathize with the reality of trauma. In her first entry, Kady writes, “I hate the crying the most. It just creeps up on you out of nowhere. You’re in the middle of doing something and suddenly you realize your goddamn eyes are wet again and you don’t know how it happened” (77). This is an example of how difficult emotions are to process for one suffering from PTSD. This is seen again after Kady learns about the death of her mother. Not only does she struggle...