Vocabulary 1
a situation in which many people do not have enough food to eat
famines
the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group
genocide
What Dystopian Element is present in the following excerpt?
"He'd been taught all his life to fear open spaces like the one in front of him."
Fear of the outside world
What is a shadow child?
A third child.
something that is not acceptable to talk about or do
taboos
an act of making something known
revelations
What Dystopian element does this except show?
"His parents had told him the Government could trace calls, could tell if a voice on a phone was from a person who was allowed to exist or not."
Surveillance
What idea does Luke give his dad that could generate more money for the family to pay bills?
Hydroponics
extremely large
astronomical
relaxed and calm in a way that shows that you do not care or are not worried about anything
nonchalantly
What do the woods symbolize?
Safety, the ability to hide.
What is Jen's plan to get equal rights for Shadow Children?
She is planning a rally to the president’s house.
to defeat or destroy completely
annihilation
happening often but not regularly; not constant or steady
sporadically
What could the attic vents symbolize?
How is Jen’s upbringing as a shadow child very different from Luke’s?
Jen has grown up much wealthier than Luke, which seems to have brought her more opportunities that Luke has not had because his parents are poor farmers
The power to influence or control situations
clout
in perfect condition; completely clean
pristine
Luke's house can symbolize two different things depending on how Luke feels at a particular time. What are those two things?
1. A prison 2. A sanctuary
How shadow children can benefit from a fake id?
It can be used by an older shadow child by allowing them to take on someone else’s identity and live as that other legal person.