Maggot Moon

There is not only one but multiple themes in the novel Maggot Moon, by Sally Gardener, which I have recently finished reading. This novel has inspired me in so many different ways, because there are numerous things that you can gain reading from it. Just in the first few pages, I could tell that this was going to be a book I was really going to enjoy, and one that I was going to be greatly inspired by.

This novel is about fighting for what is right, as well as courage.
The protagonist, Standish Treadwell, goes to the set of the moon mission, which is a scam the Motherland is pulling in order to be able to continue controlling the zones, and holding up a sign, that his grandfather had made him, saying 'HOAX'. This act of bravery was accomplished by a fearful Standish, for he has no knowledge on what would happen to him afterwards. Even though the consequences of the act are unknown, Standish goes ahead and attempts to complete the task at hand, in order to help the people of the free world relies that keeping the Motherland in charge is not a good thing.

This example is very important in the stories plot because it is then that resolution of the novel starts unraveling, and it is also then that we see for the first time the protagonists' true colors.

Friendship is also a very important part of this novel. From the starting point when the initial conflict has not yet been introduced, the protagonists' goal is to rescue his best friend, Hector who had been taken, from the wrath of the Motherland.