So yeah, there's no sunlight in Ember, just electric lights. As a result, pretty much everyone is pale. We know they take daily vitamins with their meals, so we're guessing that vitamin D in particular makes an appearance.
There are shortages of almost everything in Ember, and that's pretty disturbing when it comes down to it. Located underneath Ember, the Pipeworks house the generator that powers all of Ember. It is, to Lina, pretty much the worst place ever.
She thinks "going down into the Pipeworks must be like being buried alive" 1. And here's how she and most non-Pipeworks-laboring Ember citizens picture the place:. Pipeworks laborers worked below the storerooms in the deep labyrinth of tunnels that contained Ember's water and sewer pipes.
They spent their days stopping up leaks and replacing pipe joints. It was wet, cold work; it could even be dangerous. A swift underground river ran through the Pipeworks, and every now and then someone fell into it and was lost. People were occasionally lost in the tunnels, too, if they strayed too far. To Doon, though, the Pipeworks isn't such a bad place to work; he's mostly annoyed that the ancient generator makes no sense to him. Heck, it doesn't make much sense to us either. And living in a world powered by technology you don't understand must be terrifying , especially when you rely on it on a daily basis.
Everyone lives in little apartments above the city's shops, and most of them are full of clutter by now. We're guessing the apartment Lina shares with Granny and Poppy is typical: "It was a small apartment, only four rooms, but there was enough stuff to fill twenty. There were things that had belonged to Lina's parents, her grandparents, and even their grandparents—old, broken, cracked, threadbare things that had been patched and repaired dozens or hundreds of times" 2.
Is the community responsible for taking care of every citizen? Ask students to share their writing responses and discuss how they would react if they were asked to give up vital resources for strangers being added to their community. Thematic Connections Questions for Group Discussion Family— The main characters of both novels have nontraditional family structures.
Discuss with students how the main characters acclimate to their unconventional families in the towns of Ember and Sparks. How do their family relationships change from one book to the next? How does the absence of a mother affect both Doon and Lina? Both Doon and Lina are very responsible young people. How are their responsible dispositions related to their family roles? Lina and Doon recognize positive and negative qualities in their friendships, a key aspect of accepting someone as your friend.
Ask students to keep a log of how Lina and Doon perceive their friendships and how their friendships wax and wane throughout both books. What personality traits do they admire in one another and in Tick? What qualities do they find troublesome in each other and in Tick? As an extension activity, ask students to write a paragraph describing what they admire about their best friends.
The Effects of War— Both novels are set in a post apocalyptic world. Ember is a last refuge for the human race and Sparks is a post-disaster society starting over. Ask students to identify the lasting effects of war on both societies.
Ask students to imagine a world where technology and abundant resources no longer exist. She discovers that her friend Lizzie has begun to accept things from Looper, who is stealing things from the storerooms.
Why does Lina turn down the gifts that Lizzie offers her? Do you think that she was right to do so? The city of Ember was built when people were worried that the human race might not survive.
Do you think this was a good plan? The mayor is the most corrupt character in the novel. He squelches the thirst for knowledge and limits freedom, yet the majority of the townspeople just accept his behavior. Why do you think they act this way?
What other actions might they have taken? People react in various ways when they feel threatened. How do the people of Ember react to danger? Have you seen people reacting to danger in these ways? At the end of the novel, Lina, Doon, and Poppy have discovered a sunlit earth.
What do you think will become of them in the sequel? Do you think that there are other people on the surface? Start earning points for buying books! Uplift Native American Stories. Share: Share on Facebook. Add to Cart. Beyond Ember, the darkness goes on forever in all directions. When the children of the city of Ember finish school, they begin work at 12 years of age. Lina Mayfleet desperately wants to be a messenger. Messengers spend their days outside, running from one corner of the city to the other.
There was mention of something called The Cloving Square Dance Day, although this seems to be a one-time event. Upon the death of an individual, friends and family take the body beyond the Trash Heaps, sing "The Song of Goodbye," and abandon the body to decomposition. City of Ember Wiki Explore. City of Ember: Series. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account?
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