A changing environment requires adaptation and change as a prerequisite to survival. Survival in changed worlds such as in The Two Towers by J.R.Tolken, The Matrix by the Wachalsci brothers and Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden all require extreme changes psychologically, both as an individual and in a group or unit environment. The psychological effect that a changing environment, and therefore the need for adaptation, has upon the individual varies …showed first 75 words of 829 total…

…showed last 75 words of 829 total…War Began each give weight to the statement that adaptation and change are prerequisites essential to survival in a changing world. This adaptation allowed them new perspectives that changed the way they viewed themselves as individuals. This in turn allowed them to realise their strengths and weaknesses, also allowing them to function in a team situation and to compliment each other. Consequently, each character allowed him/herself to survive through processes of change and adaptation.