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The events that occur in the book Room could possibly happen or be happening in today’s world. As sad as it is, there are people in this world who would kidnap someone for whatever reason they have and abuse them. Although it is possible for people to be kidnapped in the real world, this exact situation is not quite realistic under the circumstances of Room. If someone was to kidnap a woman and then the women have a child, the man would need to be able to financially support the mother and her child. Emma Donoghue never exactly states what job Old Nick has, however context clues point to the fact that his job is not the most high-paying job. In the series of events that occur in Room, if Jack were a real boy, he most likely would have had more mental problems when he came out of Room into Outside and would not have been able to comprehend what was going on while he was running away, having never been “Outside”. Also, if Jack were a real child, sleeping in Wardrobe would have traumatized the little boy causing claustrophobia to be another problem. Even though there are a few instances in Room that might occur in the real world, there are even more instances that would have been more severe in the “real world” than they are in Room.