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Mother had said it.It is said to Luke.The purpose is that things are only going to get worse if the Population Police had found him.Luke had asked.”Why do I have to hide?” As Mother had been explaining about why he had to hide.Mother had said.” And things could be worse (Chapter 3,page 19.)It means things could be worse/bad if Luke was found.It reveals that if Luke is found by the Population Police.Bad things could happen.(You never know or expect the unexpected.)I think something unexpected is going to happen.I see this idea in the world because.I think that people say (Quote). “And things could be worse.” Say it alot today because,something even worse could happen.In other words things could get ugly.

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The quote is important because things could be worse he could be dead but his mom and dad  hid him from everyone.

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when Luke was looking out of the vents his mom came up to the attic. Then after talking for a little bit, then she says ¨and things could be worse.¨ When she said that Luke didn't feel comforted or happy any more. the quote is important because it shows that his mom cares for Luke. I think The quote means that someone or something can be worse than Luke's situation.

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When Luke leaned against his mother's arm, and she moved her arm around his shoulders and hugged him tight to her side. She added, “And things could be worse.” In other words, even though bad things are happening they aren’t as bad as they could be
“The author is trying to make us see that things could be worse.
This story/passage had a significant impact on my thinking about how bad things actually are.

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This quote is important because it is meaningful and they want Luke to stay with them because they love him.

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It is important because his Mother is trying to tell him that he could have a worse life, and she is trying to make him feel better. The meaning of the quote is that he is lucky to have anything like he has a home unlike other people they are homeless. This story/passage had a significant impact on my thinking about how lucky I am to have a home.

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It is important because his Mother is trying to tell him that he could have a worse life, and she is trying to make him feel better. The meaning of the quote is that he is lucky to have anything like he has a home unlike other people they are homeless. This story/passage had a significant impact on my thinking about how lucky I am to have a home.

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When Luke's mom said "things could be worse" it is important because even though his life is bad but his life could be way worse. His mother is trying to make him feel good so he does not get really sad.

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The quote is important because Luke is in a ruff time but Luke's mom is trying to make him feel better but it is just making him feel uncomfortable. Well when you are in a bad situation you can just be lucky that things are not even worse. This story/passage had a significant impact on my thinking about how when things a bad and not going good I can just think well things could be worse.

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when luke is looking out the vent his mom comes up to the attic and says “ things could be worse.” Luke was feeling sad, but he told his mom he was fine.
In other words hang in there. It’s not so bad.
The author is trying to make us see that his mom is just trying to keep Luke safe but it makes him uncomfortable. He wonders if things really will get worse.
It is important because his mom is trying to make Luke feel better but it only makes him worry how bad it could get.

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When mom said the quote to Luke he didn’t feel right. Then the quote could be it was not turning good and wouldn’t get better.I felt sad and i felt bad for him and that is what he wanted me to feel.It means that it is just normal it can get worse and more bad. . How the population is getting bigger every day.

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When Luke was looking through the  vent his mom came and talked to him for a while and sayed" things could be worse". His momonly feels a little bad for him. well at least Luke has anything.

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Then more to herself to him mother added and things could be worse but luke felt comforted.

When Luke felt sad and when his mother told him that quote  Luke's feeling was comforting
The tone of the mother was calm and pleasing and the author is trying to tell you is try to appreciate what you have and don’t have.
Because Luke is the main character and it tries to tell you its main conflict in the book. In the real world some people don't have things they want and some people do have things they want.

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When Luke's mom says "And things could be worse", Luke feels embarrassed and not good about himself. Luke is feeling this way because he cannot go to school or even go outside like the other kids his age. All he can do about it is stay hidden from the outside world and not let anyone see him. In other words, Luke needs to think of the good things he is doing and the good things that he has, and not the things that he doesn't have or wants.

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After Luke's dad said that it could be worse he felt kind of more worried because he didnt know what was next and what to think and how to move on knowing that he couldnt be seen and why the law is like that.

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When Luke is sad-mad because of his life, his mother c

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Luke felt uncomfortable and he felt like things were going to get worse.
In other words he felt uncomfortable and sad.
The mood was basically tense because he didn’t like that things could be worse and are going to get worse.
This quote is important because things could be worse. Example It snowed a lot but it could be worse.

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After Luke’s mom said that things could be worse Luke felt that it didn’t make him feel better.
So he didn't feel happier, he felt uncomfortable or sad.
The author is trying to show that Luke is sad and his mom is trying to make him feel better. But it is a sad situation.
This quote is important because it’s trying to make someone feel better.  Like if someone says “I have so much homework” another person might say “but things could be worse.”

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When Luke was complaining about not being able to go outside, his mom said the quote and thing could get worse.
It can still get worse.
The author is trying to make us see that it can get worse through a technique called foreshadowing.
This story/passage had an impact on how I think that it looks bad but then it could be worse. The quote is important because it is so true that things can get worse and sometimes in life when you think it is getting bad you can look around and see they might have it worse.

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When Luke was in his room looking put the vents his mom comes in and talks to him about how his life could be worse than it already is. Like at least Luke has a life to live somewhat happily. At least he has a family and food. Things could be worse like Luke could be trapped in his room.

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More to her self, Mother added, And things could be worse. The quote means that at least things couldn't get any worse, but Luke knows that it means that things can get worse. The quote is important to the word because somethings could get worse and somethings couldn't get any worse.

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 When Luke was looking out the vents and his mom came in, she talked to him for awhile and said, “Things could be worse.” In other words, At least Luke has anything at all.The author is trying to make us see that Luke’s mom feels bad for him.  This story/passage had a significant impact on my thinking about how much Luke’s mom really cares about him.

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 When Luke was looking out the vents and his mom came in, she talked to him for awhile and said, “Things could be worse.” In other words, At least Luke has anything at all.The author is trying to make us see that Luke’s mom feels bad for him.  This story/passage had a significant impact on my thinking about how much Luke’s mom really cares about him.