Chapter 13 – The Lotus Pond
Matt once again ponders the meaning of something the Doctor had said: “Clones go to pieces when they get older.”
Matt learns from Celia that Felicia ran off with MacGregor due to her poor marriage with Mr. Alcaran. She was brought back because El Patron does not like his “possessions” taken away. Matt also learns more about clones from Celia, he is not supposed to know of these things. By law, clones are to have their brains destroyed. Matt escaped this fate due to El Patron’s power. It appears MacGregor is getting better due to organs from the clone.
Matt plans to talk to Maria again by kidnapping her dog, Furball, drugging him so he doesn’t bark, and hold him in a shed until she talks to him. On the way to the shed near the Lotus Pond, Matt sees Tom torturing frogs. Later on, Matt is able to kidnap the dog without the drugs. At the pond, Senator Mendoza is waiting with guards and its discovered that Furball is dead. No one believes Matt when he says he didn’t do it. Senator Mendoza says Matt will not be able to see Maria again.
Tam Lin will be leaving Matt, rejoining El Patron. Matt is considered old enough to fend for himself.
- An earlier line from the book was repeated by Matt: “Clones go to pieces when they get older.” What do you now think this statement means?
- Why did Felicia run off with Mr. MacGregor? What was she brought back? Who is Felicia’s son?
- What is wrong with Mr. MacGregor’s clone? Why did Matt not suffer the same fate?
- How was Mr. MacGregor’s health getting better?
- What was Matt’s plan for meeting Maria?
- What new subject was Matt beginning to study?
- What happened at the Lotus Pond?
- Who do you think killed Furball?
- Who is leaving Matt? Why?
1. I think it means that when they get older, they dont know their purpose of life, and enter a downward spiral.
ReplyDelete2. Felicia ran off with Mr. MacGregor because she doesnt want to be involved in the drug business, she was brought back some drugs and Tom is her son.
3. His clone is retarded and beyond. And this didnt happen to Matt because he was the clone of an important individual (El' Patron).
4. His health is better because he took the liver of the retarded clone, which means the clone died eventually.
5. He was planning to kidnap her dog and leave a ransom note, just to lure her to him so they can talk about how Matt isnt like the other clones. He can function like a normal human being.
6. He was going to study how much medicine to drug Furball with.
7. He drugged Furball, Maria's dog.
8. TOM! THAT LITTLE SACK OF----
9. Tam Lin, because he decided to by choice, because of how Matt was framed.
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1 Their bodies will begin to corrupt and disfunction
ReplyDelete2 Felicia's husband was mean to her and her son is Tom
3 Mr. MacGregors clone was injected with a poison and Matt wasnt because El Patron had more power over the law
4 The clone was to get him a new liver making him healthy again
5 Kidnapping her dog and telling her to come see him to get her dog back
6 Clones
7 The security system caught Matt by the pond, where he hoped to see Maria
8 Senator Mendoza
9 Tam Lin. Because El Patron needs him back
1- that meaans in my eyes that matt is going to have a mental crash.
ReplyDelete2- Felicia's husband was actually mcgreager, and Felicia did not come back, and Felicia is toms mother.
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A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise
man knows himself to be a fool.
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