WHAT IS SURVIVAL?
SURVIVAL IS THE ACT OF LIVING AFTER AN ACCIDENT OR CATASTROPHE THAT HAS DISADVANTAGED YOU IN ANY WAY.
MANY PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS IN A POSITION TO TRY AND SURVIVE UNDER GRUELING CONDITIONS. IN BOTH THE NOVEL, "TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN" AND THE FILM, "EMPIRE OF THE SUN", KEY CHARACTERS ARE PUSHED TO THEIR LIMITS TO TRY AND SURVIVE. SOME OF US TAKE UNBELIEVABLE STEPS TO TRY AND SURVIVE. AS SHOWN IN THE NOVEL AND FILM, KEY CHARACTERS HAVE TO DO ANYTHING THEY CAN TO TRY AND SURVIVE.