The City of Ember was my favorite out of the four dystopia book we read. Along with Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of N.I.M.H, I found it to be more adventurous and less sci-fy as Lina tried to piece together the torn directions that can save her city. Similar to the other dystopia books, the government’s role in The City of Ember is important. The government controls the underground city and hides from its people the potential danger of running out of supplies and electricity. Most of the citizens of Ember have no idea the severity of the problems that resulted from living underground for so many years. Their lack of education also reveals the peoples powerlessness. No one has any knowledge about other societies or technologies that may exist.
Despite the limited amount of knowledge available, Doon is a very intelligent boy who expressed “wanting to learn.” With Doons’ brains and Linas determination, the two unlikely pair up and work together to save the people of Ember and reveal the secrets of the government. Their adventure together begins after Lina discovers destroyed instructions that she believes to be the solution to her town’s problems. Doon and Lina piece together the chewed up instructions and which lead them to boats that will take them out of Ember by way of river. Lina, Doon, and Lina’s sister are the first to leave the tunnels of Ember and discover that there is another world above gound.
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