I think the epigrams opening each of the chapters is a great idea for this kind of book. The epigrams let us a little bit into what Lauren is thinking about just before the chapter by giving us small clues. They are very short sentences, sometimes one word or two words. The are very vague by themselves, but when they are in with the story they are specific to what she is talking about. For example, if something is going to dramatically change she will usually end the epigrams with "God is Change" because that is how she copes with all of the consent change. Most of the time she is stuck with her own thoughts and her only way to express herself and get her thoughts out is writing. I think writing is a good exercise for organizing your thoughts. It helps to put them down so you can kind of see what direction they are going in. I think for this story they help Lauren to just express what she is feeling. She doesn’t have anyone she can really talk to or trust and it helps her so that she doesn’t need to keep it bottled inside. She is also starting her own religion so I think for documentation purposes it’s important that she writes down her thoughts and feelings. That is why she is writing Earthseed. She says that's the only thing she can do.
How do you feel about Keith when it comes to what he did to his family?
Why do the boys need to prove themselves to be men?
Do you think Lauren will make it by herself?
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