David James Pickering

The Civil Unrest David James Pickering

The Civil Unrest: Book One - Disillusionment is a short story of anger, confusion and suffering written in a first person perspective. Does growing up in a culture of violence and misinformation in itself create mental disparity and cognitive dissonance? Are individuals to blame for being radicalized by ruling factions? In this thought provoking book we follow a young man's slow descent into madness and attempt to answer these very questions. Is it society that creates the cracks in his mind and if so, is madness an inevitable result of such a bastardized version of society?The Civil Unrest: Book two -The Solitary Surfer is an introspective story of a person fleeing humanity and returning to the freedom of water; from where all life began. The Civil Unrest is a piece of intense philosophical fiction that challenges the reader to question their beliefs and the blind faith that we have placed in the socio-economic powers and mass media institutions that effectively govern our lives. Two men from different backgrounds attempt to come to terms with the conflicting moral and socially accepted ways of things leading to two incredibly contrasting outcomes. The influence of the world shapes their maps of reality but how accurate are their ideas of the terrain?Walden Carrington wrote of The Civil Unrest "The Civil Unrest reads like a deep philosophical work in classical literature. The Carl Jung quotes at the beginning of each chapter shows the author to be well-read and intelligent."Chvolkoff says "Interesting reflection on the correspondence between every day attitudes and perpetual war, be it in Vietnam or the Gulf. How punishment has been elevated to nobility, including the death penalty, for no reason at all, except for the frustrations and unhappiness of human beings that need an outlet or an excuse to blame others. Very well written, concise, poetic in its starkness, a profound book."