The Long Walk is a dystopian novel concerning Ray Garraty, a sixteen-year-old who is participating in American's new pastime: the Long Walk. The rules are simple-each Walker must walk at a pace of no less than four miles an hour. If they slow down, they pay with their life. Garraty must keep walking if he wants to win, and he does want to win; however, what he didn't anticipate was making friends on the Long Walk. This novel examines themes of fascism, existence, and death.
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