Chapter 15 Summary

In Chapter 15, Luke and the people eat in celebration of their independence. Their food is only hard bread and broth. They say the ruins Luke ran from were their old homes. The Population Police made them move because the village was too far from the water line. The police made them grow corn and then soybeans but they had to give everything back to the government. The people only received food if they met their quota and they never did. Then they tell Luke all the names of the villagers they lost to the Population Police.

Chapter 15 Analysis

The people of the village were naïve in believing what the government told them to do. They no longer wish to listen to what the government officials say because they are on the losing end of the deal either way. They give Luke more...