Going Bovine is a fiction novel by Libba Bray. I chose this book as my "road book" because I like fiction best. Also, the book is witty and creative and takes a serious issue and essentially, puts a light hearted spin on it. The main character, Cameron, can't take anything seriously, so when he finds out he has a rare disease, he has to go on a search for the cure. He takes along with him a friend named Gonzo and a garden gnome. In this travel, he goes to New Orleans, through mythical places, and maybe even a parallel universe.
Even with all of the fiction and humor, Going Bovine reveals some real thoughts about life. This quote asks one of these questions about life.
"'Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.' Emily Dickinson. Why must we die when everything within us yearns to live? Do our atoms not dream of more?...Tonight, I embark for other worlds. Searching for proof. For hope. For a reason to go on. Or a reason to end..."
I used this quote from the book (page 73) because you don't really have to analyze it too much to get the meaning. Why must we die, when all we really want to do is live forever? The person speaking this quote is saying he will travel (literally or not) to find proof of if it's worth searching for hope, or if it's all a lost cause.
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