Month: November 2015

Book: The Machine Stops

Event 1: Humans cannot live on Earth’s surface. All the people live underground in cells which have kitchens, toilets, beds and other facilities. The Machine controls all of the facilities. It is their source of power underground.

Event 2: Vashti and her son Kuno live in opposite sides of the world. Vashti persuades Kuno to come to her side of the world. Kuno says that when he was travelling he saw people living on the surface of Earth and that there was no danger up above. But the Machine captures her and threatens her with Homelessness which means that he  will not be accepted anywhere in the world.

Event 3: People start worshipping the Machine and think he is the All-Powerful. Kuno realises that the Machine has malfunctioned and Kuno and Vashti try to make people stop believing in it. The Machine is now broken and cannot be repaired. Because the Machine was their source of power and life, everyone that was underground dies. But before they die they tell the people above that they need to carry on the human race.

The Passengers

Event 1 : Set in 1887, people are brainwashed by the ‘Passengers’. They shape-shift into human bodies. But when the Passengers leave their bodies alone, their memories are erased and they cannot remember anything. Therefore, people do not know they are being usurped.

Event 3: A man is usurped for three days and he somehow remembers everything and he sees a woman who was a victim too. They realise that they were usurped.

Event 3: He gets usurped again and he finds himself at a bar and he oddly doesn’t know that happens to him.

In this book, the man is writing a diary of his time. He doesn’t finish the diary so he doesn’t tell you what happens at the end. He didn’t finish it because he was killed by the Passengers. They didn’t want him to tell anyone anything so that they can carry doing what they do.

hi City of Ember

1. In the underground city of Ember, all the lights are starting to flicker and turn off. People are starting to be greedy and act weird.
2. Lina and Doon go to find out what has happened to Ember.
3. Lina and Doon find a diary that tell them all about Ember and what the founders of the city wanted for the city in the future. They then tell the people of Ember by sending a note. In the end, Mrs Murdo, Lina and Doon’s guardian, finds the note and reads iter

Cyprid Hunter

1. Marty and Grace go to the Congo with their uncle, who is a dinosaur hunter. The uncle goes to find a dinosaur called Mokele-Mbembe. Uncle Wolfe wants Marty and Grace to stay.
2. However, Marty and Grace get dropped off in Congo, where the beast is. Marty and Grace then try to find the dinosaur and not let Dr Blackwood find the animal.
3. Marty and Grace need to find their uncle as he is lost in Congo. They encounter Dr Blackwood and thwart his plans. They find the animal and rescue their uncle.