Name That Figure of Speech
Herb compares the neighborhood to a lifeboat, explaining that if they let everyone in, then the whole boat will sink and no one will survive.
Analogy (extended metaphor/simile)
This character has come to resemble a hopeful future for Adam
Lori
In the midst of an apocalypse, Adam and Lori find time to build their relationship and see a future together
Hope is Necessary for Survival
Why is there a secret building equipped with a truck, that only Herb, Adam, and Captain Daley know about?
In case they need to hide out until the enemy is gone--secret because they do not want to implicate anyone in their plan, and they can't house more people there or they will risk being discovered
After the bridge explosion, Adam looks down and remarks that the enemy vehicles are "like little toy trucks"
Simile
This character is a foil to Brett, because they begin in a similar role, but retain their humanity and their emotion in a way that Brett does not.
Howie
Eden Mills is able to benefit from the skills and experience of individuals
Community is necessary for survival
Why is it important to Herb that the enemy knows that it was Eden Mills who attacked them?
He wants them to be afraid, and he wants them to stage a counter-attack
Adam boasts to Herb, "I own the sky."
Hyperbole
These two characters are static characters, as they do not evolve throughout the story, are not valuable to the plot, and are basically interchangeable
Danny and Rachel
As the situation gets more dire, Brett steps up as a leader, and in doing so, becomes more aggressive and violent
Crisis Reveals True Character
After the attack on Olde Burnham, what is the point of attacking the enemy first, and as soon as possible?
They are a smaller group, so they need to use the element of surprise to be able to maximize on their strengths and disarm their enemy
Herb says, “Sometimes you have to poke the tiger with a stick to get him to do what you want him to do."
Metaphor
This character begins as a very hardened, practical, and unsentimental person; but becomes more invested in the wellbeing of others
Herb
Survival Requires planning and Adapting
After taking an enemy prisoner, why is Adam sent in first to question the prisoner?
--He is not intimidating
--He naturally appears honest and genuine
After the attack on Olde Burnham, what animal does Herb compare the enemy group to?
Hint: "They fed on the other neighborhood and they’ve been lying low to digest what they gorged on”
A snake
This character becomes more desensitized to the dark sides of humanity and society; they begin thinking more strategically and critically in regards to other people and their motives
Adam
Throughout the latter half of the novel, we see what happens when each rival group becomes primarily focused on protecting their own resources at any cost.
Greed is the Downfall of Society
Name three strategic tactics used by Eden Mills to booby-trap the bridge in the final chapter
--rocks/wood/nails to puncture tires/slow them down
--cables strung across, with grenades attached
--overturned cars blocking their path