Chapter 18 Summary

In Chapter 18, the voice gives Luke a drink and when Luke looks up, he sees it is a boy about his own age. When the boy finds out Luke doesn't know what's going on, he drags him into a house where a crowd of people are sitting in front of the TV. The newscasters are a boy and girl about Luke's age and they are reporting that there was a peaceful overthrowing of the government. The people took the power back from the Population Police. The people are cheering in front of the police headquarters building, where they have raided the food supply. Luke says he has to see this for himself. The boy, who is Ricky Everts, and his father Don agree with Luke and they all head out to police headquarters.

Chapter 18 Analysis

For his entire life, Luke has been struggling...