The Host by Stephanie Meyer takes place in the future, and although a lot of things are more advanced, some things are still the same as today. On page 70 it said, "I was packing my rental car with the few things I planned to take with me." Here, Wanderer was leaving to go on a trip. In this futuristic book, they still had cars that drove on highways just like we have today. Also, this was a rental car, and people rent cars today when they go on vacation or having their cars worked on. Since it is a rental car, it means she does not own it, and this shows that cars aren't a key to her transportation. In current day, people use cars on a daily bases. In this book, they regularly either fly or walk to where they need to go.
Also, places that we have today still existed in this book. "It was easy enough to find the freeway and then follow the signs out of San Diego. Soon there were no signs to follow, no wrong turns to take. In eight hours I would be in Tucson" (72). In this quote, Wanderer was driving her car from San Diego to Tucson, two cities that exist in current day. She was taking the freeway to get there, which is another way that is used often today.
Overall, this book has a lot of things in common with what we have today, even though it takes place in the future. Stephanie Meyers must think that there are things that people will continue to find useful and will use them in the future.
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