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Themes: death, despair, survival

Observations: Harry is shutting down emotionally and hardening because of it

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Themes:
Loss of hope
Religion
Inclusion
Survival

Observations:
change in character dynamics though new additions to the group
New relationships
Seems to be the climax of the book

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Themes:
religion and scripting
creation and destruction
rebirth and redemption
truth and denial

Observations:
- group tries to create a new path for themselves
- travis demonstrates uncertainty and lack of understanding of religion

Context:
Travis is intrigued by Earthseed, but also questions it fiercely as he has trouble comprehending the idea of change as a deity.

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Themes:
-Unity / Diversity
-Temptation
-Embracing Change

Observations:
-Everyone but Lauren is a bit slow when it comes to survival instincts
-Lauren is very analytical as usual
-Adult uncomfortable bc Lauren is a woman who saved them

Context:
intro verse was about embracing diversity, without embracing it, you can't embrace change. The group was mixed ethnically and racially, and a woman took on a male gender role as the leader of the group and as a preacher.

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themes: chaos, destruction, loss

observation: lauren has become colder, she kills people quickly to not feel their pain

context: attack on her and her friends and family, Cory is dead

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Themes: Honor thy parents (10 commandments)
Hopelessness
Observation: Keith is fed up with the situation and wants to help change it, but was punished for it when he lost the gate key.

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Theme:
persistence
loss
Observation:
Lauren is very aware of the situation, she isn't living in denial about her fathers death, she is ver realistic, maybe bc its another reason to leave her community
Context:
dad doesn't come home, lauren preaches

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Theme:
false hope
freedom
danger
uncertainty
Observation:
people are torn once again between freedom and safety
Context:
New community, Olivar, is created. the community is becoming more dangerous and falling apart

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Themes: Rebelliousness, envy, familial rifts, free will.
Observations: . Descriptive passages on the family's worry and actions in response to Keith. Keith is amicable with his own mother and younger siblings, not towards Lauren, Marcus, or Mr. Olamina.
Context: Keith continuously entered and exited the community, without permission; could have endangered everyone inside the wall.

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Themes: death, grief, violence

Observations:

Context:
- raining for the first time in 6 years
- Amy Dunn dies, shot for no particular reason
- cholera and measles are spreading

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Themes:
Chaos
Violence
Loss
Pain/suffering

Observations:
Very dark chapter, lots of loss-heavy events
Fast paced, creates an overwhelming tone

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Themes:
Morality
Death
Grief
Observations:
Lauren is conflicted, torn between comfort and freedom
Context:
Keith comes home, gives Lauren money and information about the outside, Keith dies

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Themes:
Destiny, Change is inevitable, claiming your beliefs, individuality, religion
Observations:
Lauren is becoming more self assured in her beliefs, and it making her abstract ideas about new religion more concrete. Her individuality is becoming stronger despite her father's warnings and his own beliefs.
Context:
Lauren's father is not only an authority figure for her, but for the whole community; he is a community leader that everyone looks up to and trusts in.
More break ins have occurred, so Lauren's mindset of "time is running out" is becoming more dominant.

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Themes: betrayal, frugality, fatherhood, self-reliance

Observations: Though religious, Dad admits his willingness to protect his family (even with violence/killing)--uses scripture to support his stance

Context:
- world building: use of acorns over wheat/grains to make bread, "police fees"

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Themes:
Survival, Vulnerability

Observations: Group becomes closer through Lauren sharing secrets.
Lauren shows Harry some of her writings.
Context:
Group is attacked, causing Lauren's empathy to be triggered.

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Themes:
-Sadness
-Loss
-Death
-Coming of Age

Observations:
-Lauren is now experiencing the true ups and downs of growing up, despite the fact that she has always thought/acted older than what she is
-Lauren is adjusting to the loss of her father which might be hard/confusing to her; she is not sure of the decisions she should make

Context:
-Lauren has just lost her father and is having to deal with the contemplation of possibly starting her own independent life with Curtis

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Themes:
* Community
* Religion
* Gender Roles
* Death
Observations:
* In some ways, Lauren's community is self-sufficient, but the people don't trust one another.
* Lauren's empathy for the dog seems to be heartless to the others.
* Lauren fears future slavery both from the government and from patriarchal religions.
Context:
* Lauren has hyperempathy syndrome
* Lauren's father is a Baptist minister