Analysis Of Carjacked

Devin Meadow was a 15 year old sophomore at Metea Valley High School where he participated in football, track, and basketball. He was a bright prospect according to newspapers all around the county; they even predicted that he would help take the Mustangs to their first play-off run. However, instead of being the bright star everyone had hoped, he ended up dead in the backseat of a Chevy Malibu. Meadow was riding along with his friends on an October night when the driver of the car lost control, jumped a curb, and slammed into a garage. He was pronounced dead on the scene amongst his closest friends and family. Stories like these are all too common in America since there are minor and major accidents every day due to mechanical machines that

The authors of Carjacked discussed in their book that “if the world were less dependent on the car, and a gasoline-based system, the world would experience much lower rates of asthma, heart disease, and cancer.” They continue to argue that Americans view these unfortunate occurrences as a part of reality in order for the world to possess their beloved cars. Calling out elected officials, the Lutz’s sisters express their disgust of oil companies and manufactures, and demand a change in attitude towards the environment. Now these claims have their merit, but the solutions that the author’s purposes seem to curse the use and idea of cars. Nevertheless, the world still requires man to protect the environment for future generations, but that does not require destroying everything car related. Instead, society needs to demand zero-emission and non-pollution cars that will help deal with the smog and pollution that are affecting cities all around the world. Additionally, emission standards, minimum gas mileage, and number of miles people drive should all be considered in the equation when making a more environmentally friendly car. Even today automobile manufacturers are producing hybrid, half gasoline and electric, cars that get “128 MPG in the city and 109 MPG on the highway.” Now hybrid and electric cars are going to be the answer to all

Nevertheless, this book is loaded with perspectives that car enthusiasts usually avoid, and unfortunately the Lutz’s sisters validate this argument by blaming the recent downfall of human nature with it unnatural obsession over cars. However, as discussed before, cars will forever be a part of man’s world culture, but learning to adapt and use automobiles to our advantage will help create a successful future