Entry Two

Nailer is a teenage boy who struggles to survive, he was born into poverty in the American southern coast, he suffers from abuse from his father. He desires and pursues a better life.

Nita is a teenage girl who was rescued by Nailer, she was born with a rich family who owns one of the world's largest shipping companies. In desperate times, the company had to do illegal doings. Nita's father had many enemies who were willing to do anything for power. The stress had become too much for her so she had escaped along with other loyal company members. She is pursuing a stress-free life.

The theme of Ship Breaker is trust and betrayal. In the society Nailer lives in, people have to take desperate and extreme measures to survive. Nailer was betrayed and left for dead to drown in oil by one of his own crew mates, even his father betrayed him. It was impressive to see Nailer trust anyone at all throughout the book.