Z for Zachariah-Survival tactics
...s and controlling every situation. In the end Loomis' need to control lead to Annes departure of the valley. A vital tactic to Anns survival is her farm upbringing.It equipped her with a great deal of common sense, practicality and resourcfulness. She can cook, clean, fish, plant vegetables and knows alot of things about the farm animals. Therefore Anne is a practical minded character, who's farm upbringing helped her in many ways. A completely different approache is taken by Mr. Loomis. He has a more animalistic approache. He will kill, injure or maim to get what he wants. There has been many situations, throughout the book to prove this, but the key one is where he kills his colleague Edward to ensure that he doesn't take the Radiation proof suit. Therefore Mr. Loomis uses a 'Kill' or 'be killed' strategy. In conclusion, Ann has a better chance of surving long term. She is a...