If I were to write a novel (Gynter)

It would have a heavy apocalyptic theme. The book would be based on three different settings, all different time periods in human history, each containing a main character to the story. All three stories would be told simultaneously.

The first setting would be located in the Middle Ages, at the time of the Black Death. The main character would be a young farmer who has recently been married and is trying to provide for his family in the face of this devastating pandemic, the likes of which humans have never seen before. The farmer is unaffected by the plague and must decide whether or not to take care of his own mother, who has the disease.  

The second setting would be in Southern Bronx, New York, and the main character would be a young male who has just recently become a father. Struggling to overcome a life of poverty, he must fight to provide for his young son. He is a hard worker, but is faced with a dilemma: whether to go on living in poverty working a low paying job or whether to go the way of dealing drugs in order to become rich quickly.

The third setting is placed in the future, and the time is unknown (likely centuries from the current date). Earth is now just a wasteland, as a result of nuclear warfare between the world’s superpowers. The population of the Earth has been reduced to a few million and radioactivity is abundant, and food is scarce. The main character is a survivor who must now fight to stay alive in this new world. His only hope is to find the Amazon rainforest, a place that was unaffected by the nuclear warfare. Once he finds the Amazon rainforest, he must decide whether or not he will disrupt the lifestyle of the natives who have been living there for centuries.

As the book progresses, all of the characters are juxtaposed with each other as they make their moral decisions. The reoccurring theme in the book is the inherent greed that humans possess. As the book progresses, I describe as best as possible the living conditions of each person, recounting a sort of the common man’s history.