Sunday, May 3, 2009

Chapter 13 - City of Ember

Clary made a statement in this chapter which says, " There is so much darkness in Ember, Lina. It's not just outside, it's inside us, too. Everyone has some darkness inside. It's like a hungry creature. It wants and wants and wants with a terrible power. And the more you give it, the bigger and hungier it gets." Do you think this statement is true? How so?
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  1. amber.yvonne phillipMay 3, 2009 at 6:46 PM

    I would much likely prefer that statement as a personal statement. It may be true to some, but it may also not be the rest. I would go with not true. I dont have a great back-up for that. But I can say that, its like being stuck in a far distant planet that just compels with the darkness due to the sun being out of reach. Fighting the darkness wont make it stronger, neither will ignoring it. But she is right about so much darkness in Ember, inside and out. Theres no such thing as a sun!. OFFCOURSE ITS GOING TO BE DARK! I a gree with the first part of the statement only, not the ending though..

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  2. Yuichiro YagiMay 3, 2009 at 7:31 PM

    With the limited amount of supply and the ongoing blackouts it certainly is true that the darkness will get to everyone of Ember. Everyone will fight for the last canned food and will fight for the last candle, if they have those. If you can’t get what you want and someone has it: people will certainly start fighting for it. Especially in a place like Ember; people will start seeing the other side of people they haven’t seen before. Panic will spread and when it does people succumb to fear. So when that happens violence starts and people start to show the dark side.

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  3. AnonymousMay 3, 2009 at 7:34 PM

    I do think that statement is true, because when you’re in a place like Ember and everything is limited, you have no choice but to save yourself. As in, when there’s very little food and you see an opportunity to get food, you’ll do whatever it takes even if it means stealing because you only want the better for yourself and you don’t want to starve. Darkness will arise a person because all they want is to save themselves and be the last survivor. People will be gluttonous because they want everything to themselves especially when you are living in a place like Ember. The more they see an opportunity to survive, the more they’ll be looking around for more opportunities and when they are fed with so many opportunities to survive, they’ll be use to it.

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  4. LinMay 5, 2009 at 3:38 PM

    I agree this statement, I think this statement is true, because yes, anybody who all have two side of their, like day and night, we all have sunshine and darkness, because that is from not contented of our heart. So, in the now, we can see so many people who were so selfish. I think that is character of peoples. But, so many people are dissatisfied with enough present conditions. Like mayor, he already has what he wants, and he already has it. But, what he think about that is not enough. So, it is like when Clary said about that, is so much darkness in Ember, in everybody heart, and everybody was not enough about that. Yes, people always greedy, when they got what their need, then, they are more to need, because that is called a character of human. And, this kind of greediness is unending.

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  5. Eun JoungMay 6, 2009 at 3:29 AM

    I think this statement is true. Because live in Ember people was very hungry and Everyone has some darkness inside. It's like a hungry creature. I think anyone no! everybody has some darkness inside. That was bad thought like I want that I hope that I will take that, it was everything was bad. But it was not bad…why? Because human will want, hope, take was everything human life. So…everyone want more food and money. But I think Ember people want food more then money. Because canned fruits was really precious. So this statement is true. They are inside darkness and hungry.

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  8. BomiMay 6, 2009 at 5:24 AM

    think the Clary's satement is true. Not only the the side of we can "see" is all. When Saipan had a trouble with power outage, every one was desperately wanted the power back. The more CUC told us they dont have enough power to run the island, we were mad..and at the same time, our hunger of desire became bigger and stronger. Same as what Ember people felt through poverty..when they had shortage of everything around them..they became eager..and led them more selfish. The less we have, the more we want something.

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  9. chanel*May 6, 2009 at 7:04 PM

    In my opinion, I think that Clary’s statement is true. I think that it’s true because when you are living in a place like Ember, you are most likely to care more about yourself than other people. When you are living in a place where there is very little food and resources, you don’t really care what you do as long as you survive. It doesn’t matter if you are stealing. I think that living in a place like Ember, you are most likely to be selfish. This is when your darkness comes out because you only care about yourself and the way you see it is no one else exists but yourself. I think that in every good person, there’s darkness inside of them.

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  10. hyrishnarcisoMay 6, 2009 at 7:37 PM

    I think think that it is true that Ember is dark inside and out.. Because of almost the lack of everything like light that shows that ember is dark in the outside..And with the lack of not much food that the people could eat, that shows a dark empty stomach and that goes to the people so that means that ember is also dark in the inside..No matter what they try to do for now, ember will always be dark..I just home that things get fixed right away..

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  11. Bernice SanchezMay 7, 2009 at 6:38 PM

    CHAPTER 13 deciphering the message
    Well I think this chapter is going to be based on well in this chapter doon headed home and lina headed the other way I think she was going to visit a friend to check on her I think it was one way home or maybe so lina could have a partner walking home from work well that’s what I think of the chapter so far oh that’s what I thing without reading the chapter

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  12. IlHOMay 10, 2009 at 5:49 AM

    I think Clary’s statement is true, because with an environment like Ember, people will do everything to survive from each other. Most of the people won’t sacrifice their life for other people. They’ll only take care of themselves and that’s why Clary said everyone has darkness inside. But I think that is the only way to survive, in Ember there is not much hope for the people. Foods are stolen by mayor, generator is breaking down, and way to exit from the Ember is undiscovered. And also if Lina gives food from the secret room, people will keep ask more and more to survive and the room will be out of food.

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