The Last Stand: Hope for Saving the Earth from Climate Change in “Sunshine State” Kagoni Meja 12th Grade

“Sunshine State” co-written by Adam Flynn and Andrew Dana Hudson is the first short story amongst the 12 short stories in the anthology of climate fiction, Everything Change, and compared to the other stories in the anthology, the message from this particular story is relatable and easier to connect with. This story elaborates the increasing pressure on water bodies as a result of climate change through merging scientific research with literary evidence from the text.

The story is centered on “The Myth,” a small eco-friendly habitat that was designed by Nina, a drop out from four Ph.D. programs and an environment enthusiast, who envisioned expanding this habitat and “to take it to scale.” At first, Ramses, the protagonist of the story thought The Myth as a creepy cult name until Nina explained that from the beginning she had envisioned building a “magnificent temple to the human spirit,” it got abbreviated to MTHS on email before everyone started calling it The Myth. Jefferson, Ramses friend, and a wildlife enthusiast, considers The Myth as a “megastructure that better save my gators.” The Myth is located on a wetland and Nina explains to Ramses that “rising seas seep right up through the bedrock” The Myth rests upon. The...