The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau419 citizens of the underground city, Ember, have fled aboveground. After a three day journey, they come to a village called Sparks, population 322. The Emberites ask the people of Sparks to help them. Somewhat reluctantly, the people of Sparks decide to take in the Emberites for six months. But tension soons turns to animosity as the people of Sparks realize how much hosting the Emberites will drain their resources, and the Emberites try to adapt to living without the conveniences that they are used to.
Lina and Doon, having led the Emberites out of Ember, think that they have an immutable bond. But Doon quickly falls under the influence of Tick, a charismatic man who advocates taking a "fair share" from the villagers through any means necessary, up to and including warfare. Lina is stuck on her own, staying in the house with the nastiest boy in all Sparks, looking for a solution to a situation which is deteriorating rapidly.
Question: This book's setting comes after a disaster of four wars and three plagues, during which the people lose their knowledge of almost all technology, although they have books and can read. What knowledge do you think would be lost after a nuclear disaster? Would people be able to figure out electricity and/or weaponry from books? What would they remember.
Thoughtful reading.
