They can’t return the way they came, so they write escape instructions, tie them to a rock and throw it down to the city.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. They discover Ember is under the ground below them. They end up in a land with a sun and a sky that amazes them. Lina, Doon and Poppy get on one of the boats and follow the rushing river out of Ember. Lina and Doon plan to announce what they’ve learned at an annual singing celebration.īut the mayor’s men capture Lina, so plans change.
#The city of ember full
Inside, they find a huge room full of boats and supplies that will allow all of the citizens to leave. The two follow the Builders’ directions to a door in the Pipeworks. They’re running out of time when they finally piece together enough of the Instructions to realize they point to a way out of Ember. This only gets their names put on a “wanted” list. They decide to tell one of the mayor’s guards about the mayor’s illegal hoarding. Lina and Doon try to piece together the message from the old box. Lina is tempted, but she knows it’s wrong to take from the citizens this way. Lina’s friend, Lizzie, makes friends with Looper and learns she can get these rare items, like fruit and colored pencils and paper. Murdo takes in the girls.ĭoon discovers the mayor and a man named Looper are hoarding supplies while telling the general public the items have run out. Grandmother dies, and a neighbor named Mrs. She tries to decipher the strange, typewritten message. Poppy partially eats the paper inside before Lina sees it, but she can tell it’s important. She tears the closet apart in her search, and Lina discovers an old, fancy box with a lock. Grandmother grows more and more forgetful, but she keeps looking for something specific. She lives with her baby sister, Poppy, and her grandmother. He is upset about the deterioration of the city and wants to see if he can find any answers in the Pipeworks system. She’s surprised when Doon asks her to switch jobs with him.
Lina is jealous, as that was the job she wanted most. Her estranged best friend, Doon, draws Messenger. Lina draws Pipeworks, which means she’ll have to work in the dangerous water and power system. When children reach the age of 12, they draw the name of the job they will perform for the next three years. The residents never know if the next blackout will mean the end of their civilization. Sometimes, the city lights go out and leave everyone in darkness. Supplies of every kind are scarce, and everything is in disrepair. Some don’t think there is anything beyond the city limits.Ī group called the Believers thinks the Builders are coming back to save everyone someday. Lina envisions another city that is gleaming white. They wonder whether anything exists outside their city.
The box opened on its intended date, but no one knew.Ĭurrent Ember residents don’t know about the Instructions. The box was passed down from mayor to mayor, until one mayor lost the box. The Instructions were locked in a special box, set to open on a specific date about 220 years in the future.
#The city of ember how to
They secretly left Instructions so that the citizens of Ember would eventually know how to return to the upper world. They feared their world was headed for catastrophe and wanted to start a new world in Ember. Generations earlier, people known as the Builders created the city. Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow live in the underground city of Ember.
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