The world of Fuse is littered with death. The Detonations wiped out the majority of the earth's population—those that didn't die immediately were almost certainly doomed to die from their fusings. And inside the Dome? Well, the Pures are trapped in a world so artificial that they may as well be dead already.
And this divide shapes the way that characters inside and outside of the Dome relate to life. Those outside the Dome have a better appreciation for the fullness of life, even if their own lives are riddled with hardship. Those inside the Dome are more fearful: because of the artificiality of their world, they're both removed from life and from death.
Questions About Mortality
- Do Pures actually understand the concept of death?
- Is El Capitan suicidal?
- Is the true tragedy of the Detonations the death, or the fusings?