Massive extinction took crops, animals and people. The immediate aftermath of the war caused a three-year-winter and lawlessness. This story takes place in the 2010 to 2012 timeframe, referencing the war that took place 16 years before the start of the story. To do that, you have to not read a new book for 25 or more years. I like to read science fiction written about a time way in the future from the writer’s present perspective, which also happens to be the present time for me. The book was first copyrighted in 1985 and Brin, being a science fiction writer, created an all-out nuclear war that took place in the early 1990-ies and that brought down civilization worldwide. It’s a post-apocalyptic story that plays in Oregon. There is nothing science fiction about The Postman. On page 41 the book says: 'It wasn't until much later, on reflection, that he perceived the significance of what had taken place there.Some years ago there was a movie titled “The Postman” with Kevin Costner that was loosely based on this novel by science fiction writer David Brin. When Gordon tells them that he just found the postman's things, they all decide, unknowingly to Gordon, that he became a postman. After he finished his performance in front of the villagers, they all started to tell him stories about how their old mailmen used to be. Pine View was the first time that anyone else had ever seen Gordon in the postman's uniform. When Gordon first arrived at Pine View was when his story really began. Gordon was more the type, in my opinion, to sit back and let other people do whatever they wanted. This tale of struggle against chaos.had a 'what if' flavor that was too poignant for him to consider for long.' This excerpt goes to show that Gordon was not the type of person to be rebellious and a leader of revolutionary people.

This is shown on page 32 when the book states: 'The brave story of the postman only served to depress Gordon. Even when Gordon first found the postman's body, he expressed his sorrow for how the man probably lived his life. Gordon wanted a hero to follow, but he did not want to be the hero that led the people of America out of their desolation and strife. However, Gordon did not want to be the hero. Yes, he might have gone about stuff in a different way, but he needed to lie sometimes just to survive in the threatening environment around him. The main question posed by this novel is one that asks: Is Gordon a hero who gives all the hopeless citizens hope once again, or is he just a man who lies his way through everything just to get food and keep on living?.Īfter reading the novel, I believe that Gordon was definitely a hero. The main character of this novel, Gordon Krantz, is a character who poses as a mailman in order to survive in a desolate, barren United States of America. The Postman is a futuristic novel written by David Brin.

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