The Memory Of Lost Dreams By Davon Custis - 1122 Words

In Davon Custis’s book The Memory of Lost Dreams, it begins with a naà ¯ve seventeen year-old boy named Malik Soules who is described to be â€Å"long haired and brown-skinned – and wearing the heritage clothes of his primitive lifestyle†¦eager and curious.† (2016, p. 7) He lived in a primitive village where he was deemed to be a traitor amongst his village. Because of this, he stumbles across an ancient city. Within the city, he finds a machine, also known as the REQUIEM, and presses a random button. He then becomes trapped to the machine and could not escape. The computer machine puts a helmet onto Malik and he becomes unconscious. His body remained at the same place for the entire story; however, his mind traveled through various places. He first traveled to a society where the citizens praise their leader, Chief Lord, for simply being their leader. He soon learns that the society is a dystopian place such that there are tyrannical groups that oversee th e land for Amerika: Chief Lord, Royal Guards, and the Order Government. For example, Malik was conversing with a person named Mr. O’Reilly, when they were suddenly approached by a Royal Guard. The Royal Guard, Sergeant Dang, merely mentioned that â€Å"[he] appear[ed] to be drunk†¦[he’s] in violation of Martial Code #2557, under the public drunkenness ordinance.† (Custis, 2016, p. 28) He finds out about the â€Å"antagonist† Zara where Zara rebelled against the tyranny. He first met the creator of the REQUIEM world, Jean-Pierre, and