Author's Note: Winning is something that pleases us. Games, races, lotteries, everything. Have you ever had a reason to win though? Not just for pleasure but something greater, friends, family, saving a life?
People die every day. You see it all over the news as if it’s
just another thing, just another day, just another person. But what if this was
your friend or family member. You wish you could have done something to have
prevented it. This is how Duncan felt in the book Acceleration. In his
minimum wage, waste of time job Duncan discovers the diary of a serial killer
and learns of his foul plots and feels determined to stop them. A major theme
in this book is determination.
The diary that Duncan finds is one of the greatest things
that gives the book the theme of determination. The things that this psychopath
has done and plans to do is driving him crazy. He can’t turn this in to the
police, since there is no name they might think it’s him or not take it
seriously. However, he can’t let it go either. Determined to possibly save
lives Duncan uses the diary to his advantage, occasionally finding hints to who
this person is. However, determination being the theme is not just because of
the diary
Being known for a slacker and law breaker Duncan is
determined to fix his reputation. Now that he is old enough for his juvenile
crimes to be erased from his records he wants to prove to the world that he can
be a good person. He is determined to get over the discrimination, and bullying
that he puts up with on a daily basis. Believing that he can be a hero and be
respected by everyone Duncan pushes through to find this mad man.
A leading theme in Acceleration is determination. No
matter what happened or how hopeless finding this man got Duncan never gave up.
He gave his life to do what felt right.
