Author's Note: In this piece, it tells you my opinion on how third children and how they should be able to exist. It makes you think of how much you wouldn't be able to do if you were a shadow child.
Imagine
what life would be like if you couldn’t do the things that everyone else is
able to do. Having to hide out in your home, the windows closed, blinds
shut, and the radio off. This is exactly how the main character, Luke’s life is
in Among the Hidden by
Margaret Peterson Haddix. Among the
Hidden grabs the reader’s attention by stating that third children
should have the right to live, just like their two other siblings.
Luke thought that he was the only person that had to hide from the population police. Although, later in the book, that all changed when he met a girl named Jen. She was the only person he could trust with his secrets because she was a third child as well. Jen made a huge impact on his life.
I’m the fourth child in my family. If this law was really
true, with the population police and all, my sister and I would not be alive
today. My parents would only have 2 children, my two brothers. They would be
empty-nesters because my brother, Nathan is married and my other brother Ben,
is 24 and ready to move out of the house. My sister, Bethany and I would be
illegal children, we would have to move to a different home and live with
strangers. No longer would I be
Christina Heinritz, nor would my sister be Bethany. We would have to become
imposters.
Third children should have the right to live with their
family, have their same name, and be able to exist. I don’t think it’s fair for
the illegals because it’s isn’t their fault. Even if it’s crowded in their
neighborhood, and they’re limited on food, they should still be able to live. Their
family should provide food depending on the amount of people in the family.
Shadow children should be able to live, no matter what the
circumstances. Life can be unfair sometimes, but always know that there is some
sunlight in your cloudy sky. Even if there isn’t enough food on the table, or
if the houses are close together, third children should have the right to be
alive. People should take for granted of what they’re allowed to do, because
the children who are illegal are missing out on everything that you go through
in your daily life.
