Why did I choose this article?
I chose this article due to the similarities it poses to my novel. In my book there is a great up riot of chaos and aggression towards the government due to a mystery illness. In my article it describes how environmental disasters have caused great political and social issues in the country of Nigeria. It explains how actions were being taken by the political parties of Nigeria in ways of contributing to helping people who are facing these environmental disasters a form of relief, but in most cases the government has only led to aggression from the citizens. In both the novel and the article it explains how people were confused as to why such actions had to be taken by the government, and was it really necessary that people who were perfectly safe from the disasters had to face the consequences financially as well as socially.Violence and crime is at an all time high due to the lack of support being provided from the government in order for the Nigerians to provide themselves support, just as how in the novel the island is basically surviving for themselves. Due to lack of support we see that both Nigeria and the issue in my novel are equivalent with both having similar actions towards resolving the issue which include rioting, violence and outrages rebellion towards the government.
How it connects to the social issue of my novel?
This article connects to the social issue in my novel by explaining how one issue can cause so much chaos and turn a once populated and densely visited area into a isolated island with nothing but citizens living in fear. The social issue of my book and the article is lack of support from the government due to an environmental disaster. Since both article and novel seem to be talking about how violence and crime rates are rising is due to everyone feeling isolated and helpless, so people will do whatever it takes for themselves to survive wheter it be stealing, fighting or escaping they will do what is required in order to survive. In the novel its a fight for survival, and food because the government has left the small island all by itself without any support and created total chaos. surely in Nigeria the same must have occurred due to the panic of people and being isolated from the outside world leading people to believe they would have to protect and survive by themselves. In both cases an unexpected illness appears (in the article: malaria and other tropical illnesses, the novel: A mystery illness) and just like in the novel how the government attempted to help contain the problem by quarantining the area but supplying them with necessities. But in both cases, the citizens attempt to riot and protest over the fact they were being isolated, so the government decides to stop giving them support leaving them to survive for themselves. When Kaelyn and her friend Tessa are attempting to find a way to solve this issue before everyone on the island dies, she goes beyond her way to communicate with the governments in hope of a resolution, also what the citizens of North Korea did when they found out they were being even more isolated than they already were. Since the government leaves the citizens with a lack of support it is up to the few individuals ( Kaelyn, Tessa and Kaelyns dad, and the environmental scientists in the article) who are the ones ready to take on the risks and challenges to ensure that they will resolve the issue and in hopes of re-communicating with the government in hopes of uniting ties again and re-gaining the support.
Quote relating to my novel:
"This place is Hell’s waiting room."
— Steven Ramirez (Tell Me When I'm Dead)
This quote is very imaginable and connecting to both article and the novel by allowing us to picture a symbolic image of what it is really like to be quarantined. It explains how being quarantined is like hells waiting room, of course hell being used as a negative aspect describing no one really ever wants to wait in hell. With all that is going on it is only certain people in the novel believe there so called beautiful island is now hell.
Picture relating to Novel:
This picture hows how a dog is isolated from the rest of the world and how it is trapped from going out beyond the cage. The people who are quarantined are feeling the same way, they feel trapped and opposed to being trapped in a place where they are not allowed to leave. Isolation later on leads to great mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety and stress. 
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