Chapter Summaries, Chapters INTRODUCTION, 1-5

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTERS 1-5

The Instructions :

This chapter is about the history of the City of Ember, and about the box. The box was locked in a closet in the Mayor's office. This box held the instructions that were found by Poppy. This also tells us how long the message was written. This chapter tells us who wrote it, too. It does not give away any information about why it was written.

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Chapter One :
This chapter introduces a few characters. Those characters are Lina, Doon, Lizzie, Ms. Thorn, and The Mayor.. These five characters are introduced in a classroom. It is Assignment Day. Assignment Day is where you get your job. You work your job for the rest of your life, and you can't choose what you get. It's a literal luck of the draw.

Chapter Two :
Once again, three new characters are introduced. Granny, Clary, and Poppy. Lina was told by a citizen of Ember to deliver a message to the Mayor. In this chapter, it tells us about Lina running down. It gives a side story, too. It tells us how Doon and Lina first started to grow apart. The side story tells us about the children climbing the light pole, with Doon falling and hitting his behind on the ground.

Chapter Three :
This cuts away to Doon. His job is in the Pipeworks. It says Doon had found a bug, and accidentally crushed it under his boot. The others laughed at him for it, because he was so interested in bugs and the life around him instead of the river. It also describes what the Pipeworks look like, and how the tunnels are set up.

Chapter Four :
Another cutaway, but this time it cutaway back to Lina. She went over to Clary, and asked about things. The things that she asked were about the Outer Regions and the cans that were stolen. The cans were things of sweet corn, radishes, and other food items that were important in survival. When they were done talking, Clary gave Lina a seed and a pot, to grow food.

Chapter Five :
In the first few pages, it talks about Granny, Ms. Murdo, and Lina. Granny was tearing up the couch. Ms. Murdo sat at their window instead of hers to keep Granny company, and Lina thought she was lonely. Then, it goes to where a couple of men are talking about paint and colored pencils. While eavesdropping, Lina hears that there's colored pencils down at the store. So, she goes and buys two colored pencils for ten dollars. The colored pencils are blue and green.