Free The Child Garden Summary Book Review Example

‘A child’s garden’ is a novel describing a kid, Milena Shibush, the main character in this novel who feels that there is nothing wrong with her. It deals with the transformation of human existence on a global and an individual’s scale. In a future semi-tropical London, treatment for cancer has been discovered but has resulted to a decrease to the human life span by almost 50%. Moreover, capitalism has been replaced by socialism, the world in general has been transformed by global warming, and genetically engineered life forms have replaced the normal human livelihood. However, Milena is different from the other children: she is an incredible musician and more so, she is secretly resistant to viruses often used to educate people. She is one of the unique women of her age. She runs things the hard way, as she is not bound by the social conformity by the omnipresent viruses. Milena falls in love with a genetically engineered Rolfa. She keeps her affection to herself and later finds out of her unique immunity to most viruses, another key step to its evolution.
Though the author argues on issue of responsibility, he does not dig deep in its importance and who in particularly should be involved. The society and more so, the government should be in the frontline on issues of responsibility and accountability of every person. It is up to individuals to take accountability for themselves and the less privileged. Moreover, it is up to them to pressure the government on issues of justice and compassion. He forces Milena to take up responsibilities and to embrace her diverse childlike and more so her unattractive parts. As such, the authors bring out the importance of individuals learning to accept themselves as they are expected to accept much less love from other people. The novel is within the framework of a future in which the normal human life span has been reduced by bioengineered attempts to free people from diseases and make them intellectually equal. It raises issues of sexuality, creativity, consciousness and social accountability. The author argues on the relationship between good government and tyranny. He also points out the social responsibilities of individuals to the less fortunate in the society.