A
recurring theme that I notice in chapter 3 is change. Kristen’s life is
changing. Her family is changing. The country as a whole is changing. She and
her siblings are growing up and each is going their own way. I’m glad to see
that she is getting out and making her own life. Another thing I’m glad to see
in this chapter is that the people of the United States, most notably those
surrounding Rocky Flats, are no longer accepting being told that is poses no
threat or that they should ignore it due to national security reasons.
Protestors camp out in front of the camp, and I can’t say that I would have
done anything differently if I had grown up in that age. No government should
knowingly expose their people to dangerous substances, especially something as
potentially fatal as pure plutonium.
If this
was happening today, there’d be people rushing the gates and breaking down the
doors. There would be people writing articles and picketing places like the
White House or Capitol Hill. This is the change I’m talking about. The 60’s and
70’s were an important period of change in the American psyche and, in this
case at least, I believe that change was for good.
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