The City of Ember

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    Reveling in Reading Eve and The City of Ember by Claire O'Donoghue The City of Ember and Eve are two novels written for a teenage audience that contain the common theme of adolescent existence. This theme can be investigated by looking at hope, love and questioning authority. In this way Eve will be seen as the preferred book. In The City of Ember, the hope of all of the citizens, including the two main characters, Lina and Doon, have the hope that there is an alternative place to live. This

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    After reading The City Of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, I have learned that (Doon) is a dynamic character. At the beginning of the book, the character is (Confidant)eventually, the character becomes (afraid), and (then Doon became enthusiastic). These character traits were observed through Doons actions, dialogue, relationships, choices, and problems. This character connects to the world alone because there are alot of people like Doon,I say that because in Doons mind it was easy to fix the generator

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    situation you have to understand the geography. In the book The City Of Ember the people live underground due to a apocalyptic event that took place a very long time ago. Throughout the book the main character Lina Mayfleet talks about how living underground is scary and dark. She talks about how dangerous it is once you exit the city limits, living underground makes the people sick. Since they have been living underground (City of Ember) for such a long time the food supplies is running out, families

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    In the book, The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. Lina Mayfleet has to learn to find her way out of Ember. This helps her to become a changemaker because she desires change in Ember. Ultimately, DuPrau shows that friends help you on a quest and or help you discover something you never knew was possible. If you have the determination you can fix any problem. In the beginning, Lina finally realizes that her city is falling apart, and all along she wants change in the city. “Our city is falling apart

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    may wonder what happened after Doon and Lina got above ground and what they are doing? Or even what is going on down in the city or even if someone got Doon and Lina’s message about the exit and what they are doing about it. The City of Ember is by Jeanne Duprau and is about these two kids named Lina and Doon. Lina found instructions about on how to possibly leave the city. Later on they found the exit in the pipeworks but Lina could not leave Poppy so she had to get her quick without getting caught

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    Book Trailer Justification Fion Fiju 8G I believe that my book trailer should be used to promote the novel, “City of Ember.” This is because the trailer generates excitement, curiosity and thrill through the use of suspenseful music, fascinating images and exhilarating captions. I believe that this trailer clearly represents the novel’s content and mood. For example, the trailer emphasises the themes of suspense and mystery, which is the selling point in the novel. Likewise, in this trailer, the

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    The City of Ember film and the novel was very action packed and interesting. The novel The City of Ember was written by Jeanne DuPrau. The City of Ember is about a boy named Doon and a girl named Lina who are trying to escape a old run down city. They escape and write a note to the other people in the city so they can escape. The City of Ember has many similarities and differences between the novel and the film; however the novel was a more entertaining experience. There are many similarities between

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    Humanity’s Back-Up City What if humanity did not have the sun, the moon, and a steady supply of electricity? In The City of Ember, Jeanne DuPrau writes about a city that lives underground, only they don’t know that they live underground. The citizens of Ember have never heard of the sun, the moon, stars, plants, or animals. But if they don’t have the sun or moon, how do they see anything? Ember has an ancient generator in tunnels running under the city- the Pipeworks. This generator supplies electricity

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    After reading The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, I’ve learned that Lina Mayfleet (who is the main character) is a dynamic character. At the beginning of the book, she is determined. Eventually, the character becomes curious and adventurous. Here are some actions and dialogue to prove her character traits. First, I have learned that Lina Mayfleet is determined by her actions. This tells me she is not afraid to let someone down. Three supporting actions to prove this is Lina is determined

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    In Jeanne DuPrau’s book The City of Ember it takes place in a very dark city without power or electricity and nobody's happy. And when two kids are presented with the opportunity to help save their city and risk their lives, they are the ones who want to do so. They go on this journey and hit many obstacles on the way but they have the mindset to never give up and it may or may not help them. One theme that can be supported throughout the book is that when someone risks their life for others they

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