the last book in the universe Flashcards
quote: “if you are reading this, it must be a thousand years from now. because nobody around here reads anymore.” (7)
spaz is talking to the readers. this tells us that in spaz’s world they don’t read. this also tells us that it is many years after spaz wrote this since we are reading it right now. this quote is also communicating change.
“the sky is gray, everybody knows that. in the urb because of all the smog. in eden the sky is blue and the ground is green.” (155)
spaz is talking to lanaya. this quote shows the contrast between the two communities- the urb and eden. this helps us understand spaz’s and lanaya’s personalities. spaz says this when they are driving into eden with bean
“ryter was this gummy that changed my life, and if you’re reading this maybe he changed the world too.”9
spaz is saying this to the reader, he says it at the beginning of the book. ryter became the scapegoat. now spaz wants to read and wants to do intellectual things- contrast from the beginning of the book.
primitive
first, ancient, not fully developed
feral
wild, animal-like
anarchy
without a government (control, power)
odyssey
journey, to find something
allusion
referencing/ referring to something else. another work of literature, something in history
archetypes
repeated/recurring setting, character, or theme in humanities
utopia
thomas more made the original utopia in the 1500s. a utopia is perfect, peaceful, isolated, and there’s equality
eden
- place where the grass is green and the sky is blue
- contrast to the urb
- everything is perfect
the hero’s journey
- describes the typical adventure of the hero in a story
- they have a sidekick
- they face challenges
- they develop overtime
- achieve great deeds on behalf of the civilization
