I liked the character Doon, because he wasn’t afraid of taking a risk. He played in the City of Ember as a 12 year old boy who always had to do things his way. Doon was mysterious meaning you never know what he’s going to do. You can always relate to him and put yourself into the situations he has in this book. In the book Doon was a kid who kept quiet to himself. Until Lina his old friend comes for his help. Lina has an old map that was chewed up by her little sister. So Doon and Lina are discovery the unlocked secrets that their city holds. As Doon and Lina are on there adventure they find out the mysteries to there city. They discover the real world and how the City of Ember got there.
About 300 years ago or so builders created the city underneath the floor we walk on. The builders brought fifty girls, fifty boys, and one hundred babies to an under ground city. The city was suppose to be uncovered years ago until a greedy mayor ruined the whole thing. As the city is dying of lack of food Doon and Lina set off through the river to unlock all the secrets of their city.
In this book Doon transforms from a mad and quiet person to someone who cares about someone rather than just himself. This book teaches a life lesson to meet new people and to care about other people. For example when Doon and Lina were going through the river they knew that they might not make it. Yet they knew they had to save their city of dying.
This book was fun and exotic. The author couldn’t have done a better way of writing it.
The character that I craved upon was Dimble Smith or D.S. D.S played in the book Canned as a fifty year old kidnapper. Dimble smith owned a factory that made dog food. D.S and his wife were cheep and ignorant. He made kids work at his factory for no money and no breaks. They were basically like slaves.
D.S and his wife were living large and only cared about one thing money. They were living a good and wealthy life. Until a kid name Fergal Bamfield comes and they trap him with the rest of the slaves. D. S and his wife thought it was just another kid and there was no trouble but they wrong. As Fergal is working in the canning factory his friend charlotte comes and saves them all. The factory was closed down and the kids were put back with there families.
Although the kids were free Dimble smith and his wife escape. Know one has ever seen or heard of them again. Know one really knows. All that we do no is that there gone. Know one will never know.
This book teaches you a life lesson not to be greedy, ignorant, and to be brave, to believe in yourself. When charlotte went to go save Fergal she knew that she might be trapped with the rest of them forever. She had to take a risk. A risk of going into an unfamiliar place to risk her life to save others.
This book is an amazing book that I could read over and over again.
