Luke
Luke is shy and gets to wear hand-me-down clothes. Luke is one of the forbidden shadow children. This means, he is a third child in a world where it is only legal to have two children. Therefore, Luke is the first to hide and is unable to leave his house. Luke hates this because he wants to go outside like he used to be aloud. Since he is a shadow child he also doesn’t have any public rights.This means he does not go to school. Therefore he is very uneducated. Jen is the one who taught him. She said, “So you'd understand how stupid the government is." When Jen says government she really means The Population Law.
Will Luke ever get caught? Will Luke ever meet another shadow child? Read this book to find out.
Will Luke ever get caught? Will Luke ever meet another shadow child? Read this book to find out.
Luke's Mom
The unlucky but at the same time lucky mother of a shadow child.
Very happy that Luke was born and wishes that she could have a fourth child. She said,” I always wanted a John too" and "Matthew, Mark, Luke and John"(pg11). But she doesn't want to push her luck. Therefore, she is very grateful for Luke's company during long summer days. She is never sure if she will get caught having possession of three children. Will she ever be caught, read to find out?
Very happy that Luke was born and wishes that she could have a fourth child. She said,” I always wanted a John too" and "Matthew, Mark, Luke and John"(pg11). But she doesn't want to push her luck. Therefore, she is very grateful for Luke's company during long summer days. She is never sure if she will get caught having possession of three children. Will she ever be caught, read to find out?
Luke's Dad
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Some might say, over protective father. He even says this to Luke, ”Can you eat at the
bottom of the stairs." This way they can leave shade open so people are less suspicious. He works most of the day in the fields of the family's farm. He also has to take care of Luke. When Luke's Dad starts working at a factory to put bread on the table. But sometimes if he isn't stressed about work or Luke he comes across as a funny and a not so serious character.
Some might say, over protective father. He even says this to Luke, ”Can you eat at the
bottom of the stairs." This way they can leave shade open so people are less suspicious. He works most of the day in the fields of the family's farm. He also has to take care of Luke. When Luke's Dad starts working at a factory to put bread on the table. But sometimes if he isn't stressed about work or Luke he comes across as a funny and a not so serious character.
Population Police
The population police are the enforcers of the government where Luke lives. Their
main priority is to catch and kill any shadow children. Therefore, they pose as major
there to Luke. Everyone in the book is afraid of them. The Police can and will search your house against your will. For intense on pg138, when the population police are trying to find Luke they say things like"you have three seconds". What that means is they helps victims inside has three seconds to hide before they break down the door.
main priority is to catch and kill any shadow children. Therefore, they pose as major
there to Luke. Everyone in the book is afraid of them. The Police can and will search your house against your will. For intense on pg138, when the population police are trying to find Luke they say things like"you have three seconds". What that means is they helps victims inside has three seconds to hide before they break down the door.
Jen's Dad
Jen's father is a government lawyer. In a horrific moment you find out he is the
lawyer for the population police branch of the government. This means if he really
was an awful person, he could turn Luke in at anytime he wanted. But he isn't. Luke
had reason to be afraid of Jen's father. After all he did have a gun pointed at Luke's head. Jen's father is also the only reason why Luke is still alive. This is because on page 137, he indirectly asks Luke if he wants fake I.D.
lawyer for the population police branch of the government. This means if he really
was an awful person, he could turn Luke in at anytime he wanted. But he isn't. Luke
had reason to be afraid of Jen's father. After all he did have a gun pointed at Luke's head. Jen's father is also the only reason why Luke is still alive. This is because on page 137, he indirectly asks Luke if he wants fake I.D.
JenTalbot
Jen is a girl who was born as a third child, a shadow child. Jen is introduced in the middle of the book, when Luke sees a third child in a neighbor’s window (page41). Jen is Luke's first friend in the outside world. Jen is also a leader for a chat room. Through the internet she organizes a rally where thousands of kids are supposed to show up to convince the president to change the law. This all I can tell you about this character without giving away the ending to this wonderful book.