Chapter 16 Summary

In Chapter 16, Eli, the old man villager, gives Luke a pillow and threadbare quilt to make a bed. As Luke is trying to fall asleep, he gets up and looks out the window. He sees a line of headlights heading toward the village. He recognizes it as the Population Police. Luke tries to wake Eli and his wife Adriana and get them to run. Eli tells Luke that they won't run but he should and take their stuff with him. Eli confesses that they used to turn in people with third children to receive food in return. They feel guilty for this now and feel that they deserve their fate. As Luke runs into the woods, he hears someone behind him yelling at him to stop.

Chapter 16 Analysis

Luke struggles with good and evil once again. He sees the acts of Eli, Adriana...