“Empire of the Sun” by J.G. Ballard

My dear jock Patrick,How are you my friend? How is capital of Singapore? I hope you are fine and healthy. I am rattling lucky to be fitting to write this letter to you because non many an(prenominal) batch got the chance to do so. As you probably did not k direct, I am in a prison camp right now because of the Japanese. I have been present for more than genius year and without my parents. It is a precise long story about how I am not with my parents anymore, so I will just tell you that we got separated when we were test in town from a bombing. It was a very big misfortune for me scarcely I am al right now.I all(a)eviate hope that I will find them, though. I do not even remember what they come along like. It hurts to think that they might even not be alive anymore. I just do not bash what to do anymore. I am a prisoner and all I rotter do is hope. I have some(prenominal) near(a) friends here and they have helped me through every issue, but I am still very sad and I miss my mom and pappa a pack. I just hope that they are al right, so I can maybe find them one day. I miss my moms hugs and the long chats with my pa about planes. And I just wish I could remember what they look like. This camp is horrible.I cannot live a normal life here, but we have all learned how to deal with the fact that there is no other choice. We all miss London a lot and cannot bleak the fact that we might never come back there again. We do not get enough food and barely water. All we kill is potatoes. They are almost invariably either rotten or archaic and do not taste that good either. So many people get sick only if because of the potatoes or the water in it some even die. It is often the old people or the subatomic vulnerable kids. I can not do much for them but I try. Oh and I forgot to mention that there are all these bugs inside the potatoes.The women always clean them out but I just cannot be daunted I eat them As your dad says, Its full of protein, any way your dad is funny sometimes Everyone gets one potato per day and if they have something good to slew, they might get lucky and get another one. People here even fight for the food. still I have learned how to croak and get what I need or want very easily. My friend Basie taught me everything. I steal the items and the food sometimes and trade with others. I recognise you probably think that stealing is a wrong way of getting something, but you would do it too if you were here.We all become so direful for things that there is no other way to get what you want. When I trade I try and be fair all the time because therefore I will get the fairness back next time. other thing about the camp is that it has become like a sharp town for all of us. Basie even has his own office inside one room. You should see all the different things he has in there He uses them all to trade for what he needs. I get a lot of nice items from him I do not think I mentioned Dr. Ransome. He is also a very good friend of mine. He is the only doctor in the camp and he works with the nurses in the small hospital.I help him with the sick patients sometimes and it feels good. I even brought someone back to life, but only for a few seconds. Dr. Ransome did not suppose me though and he told me it was just some kind of body reaction. But I think the person was alive, because I pumped the heart It feels real good to be able to help someone and make them healthy. Oh Patrick at that place was an Air Raid the other day and it was the most raise thing I have ever seen There were all kinds of planes flying everywhere The Cadillac of the sky even You should have seen that The pilot even waved to me He waved to meThe planes were stroke their guns and destroying the camp. I was on the top of the roof watching everything It was so exciting and I felt so happy for the first time in a long time. You should have seen all the chaos and heard all the noise The planes were amazing and they we re flying so perfectly in the clouds I loved it Well my dear friend I think I have written enough for you. They told me that I will be able to write one more letter to you. This makes me very happy sway a letter in a month or so when something else exciting happens Lets hope for another Air Raid Till then, good-bye