Tuck Everlasting- Modern Fantasy

Tuck Everlasting is a well-known modern fantasy book. It is about a girl named Winnie who wants to be free from her family. Her whole life changes when she meets Jesse Tuck. Jesse, his brother, and his mother kidnap Winnie. She does not struggle or call for help because she is ready for an adventure. After Winnie stays with the Tucks for awhile, she begins to realize that they are different from everyone else that she has ever met. A stranger tries to take over Winnie's family's woods and finds the Tuck's home. He tries to take Winnie back to her family, but Jesse's mother hits him in the head with a gun. Winnie is taken back to her home and Jesse's mother is taken to jail. Winnie knows that she needs to do something to help the Tucks. Jesse wants her to drink from spring that will give her immortality when she turns seventeen. This would ensure that they could spend the rest of their lives together. Winnie pretends to be Jesse's mom in the jail cell one night so that she can escape. She is found there the next morning and punished by her family. Ultimately, Winnie chooses living a regular life over an immortal one. After listening to the Tucks' different points of view, it is clear that immortality is not as great as it first appears to be. Almost everyone seems to fear death so they do whatever they can to prolong their lives. We have made great medical advances over the years to help with this. People will do whatever they can to get as close to immortality as possible. While this may seem like a great idea at first, they do not consider the consequences. Living your life to its fullest seems to be a much better way to go than just putting things off because you know your life has no end.