ISSUE II: Odyssey
"Odyssey" is The Global Youth Review's second issue, whose structure is loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey" and consists of three chapters: 1) Dawn, 2) Affliction, and 3) Afterglow. We warmly welcome you into a space filled with talented creatives hailing from over 20 countries, all united in their efforts to express through literature the various emotions, ideas, and thoughts that defined their 2020. Designed by Sena Chang
"Odyssey" is The Global Youth Review's second issue, whose structure is loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey" and consists of three chapters: 1) Dawn, 2) Affliction, and 3) Afterglow. We warmly welcome you into a space filled with talented creatives hailing from over 20 countries, all united in their efforts to express through literature the various emotions, ideas, and thoughts that defined their 2020. Designed by Sena Chang
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PROSE<br />
Even Tragedies Need<br />
REFLECTIONS<br />
By OLIVIA LATHROM<br />
Do tell me, 2020, why must you practice such evil tendencies?<br />
You made this year a living hell for the world’s participants,<br />
and unearthed tragedies only bodies underground could<br />
understand. As we stand, 2020, your time is almost up. Your older<br />
counterpart, 2021, is about to take to the stage. And I believe I speak<br />
for all of us when I say we hope next year is better. Quite honestly, our<br />
standards are at an all-time low, my bar is on the ground. As long as<br />
we don’t greet the year with threats of a Third World War, I’ll be swell.<br />
I hope, 2020, that you’ve had your fun. You’ve packed unnecessary<br />
events to create a historical masterpiece of a year, however tragic. But<br />
we also thank you, 2020, for the year to remember. We learned things<br />
about ourselves in the forced isolation, one of which being that online<br />
school doesn’t fly and too much time with loved ones drives you mad.<br />
But we learned what it was to be connected in ways other than physical.<br />
We singled out our true friends and learned that masks are not only<br />
a fashion statement, they are a tool that saves lives. We learned that<br />
ballots take forever to count and that movements can blow up within<br />
hours, inspiring the world to change. We learned many things this year,<br />
2020, and for that we are grateful. I simply ask that the new year doesn’t<br />
bring nearly as much anxiety.<br />
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