2. After reading the first 1/4 of City of Ember, here are my feelings: What were your feelings and responses to the story? Did it remind you of past experiences, people, or events in your life? Did it make you think of anything happening in the news, around school, in other stories or books you have read?
This book reminded me a lot of the movie "The Island." In this movie, two characters are trapped in a world set up to shelter them, while in reality it does anything but that. Naivete rules the day as character's ignorance keeps them in bondage. The only chance for escape to "The Island" is through a lottery system. Unfortunately, these people never see "The Island" but rather are sent to an operating room to have their organs removed. These organs are then distributed to the wealthy benefactors.
City of Ember is quite similar. People live in constant conformity to the status quo. They are prohibited to ask questions yet must obey rules with no clear justification. Doon and Lina are like Ewan McGregor and Scarlet Johanssen of "The Island." They are the only two inquisitive enough to solve the puzzle. They eventually escape to freedom, leaving the others to ponder their banal existence.
City oEmber is also a metaphor for our current political situation. The President of the United States is the mayor, we are the helpless, ignorant citizenry, and the skeptics are Doon and Lina. Us rushing into war is just like the workers who willingly go into whatever job is chosen for them. I suppose you can compare Doon and Lina to Obama and McCain. They represent hope for the future. Our "escape" so to speak from the "City of Ember."
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