Monday, November 9, 2009

House of the Scorpion - Chapter 27

Chapter 27 – A Five Legged Horse

In this chapter, we learn more of the plight of orphans in the new Aztlan, who are often orphans as a result of losing their parents to Dreamland (opium). The children are made to utter phrases that promote a rejection of individuality and promote working for the good of the state. Matt debates the keeper Raul over the story of the "Five Legged Horse," hampered by the fifth leg of individuality, advocating putting a chip in the brain of workers (eejits) is more efficient, to the disgust of Raul. For standing up to the keepers, Matt is making friends for the first time.

  1. Who were the keepers in charge of?

  2. Who were the Lost Boys and Lost Girls?

  3. What was Opium called at the work camps? What was known about it?

  4. What did the boys have to recite before eating?

  5. What had happened to most of the boys’ parents?

  6. What did Matt not want the other boys to see?

  7. Is individualism promoted or discouraged in Aztlan? Why?

  8. What was Matt suggesting about Raul’s story (p. 274)? What was Raul’s reaction? Boy’s reaction?

  9. What was Matt’s reaction to having friends?

7 comments:

  1. 1- people that could not take care of ourselves

    2- they were orphans

    3- opium was called pills at work camp

    4- the five pricipils of good citizenship

    5- the went to dreamland

    6- his tatoo

    7- yes because of el patron

    8- that the horse should be turned into an ejjit

    9- It made matt feel like a human

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  2. 1 Watching over the homeless children

    2 They are orphans

    3 Dreamland. No one knows whats beyond Opium

    4 How to be a good citizen

    5 They died or got took by the border patrol

    6 That he was a clone

    7 Discouraged. They wanted everyone to work together

    8 They should just change the horse to an eejit for a less painful death

    9 He was happy he felt he was waiting for this moment

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  3. 1. The younger children.

    2. Abandoned children, also known as souleaters, also known as orphans.

    3. Dreamland, because they dream about what could be out there, outside the factory, in Michael Jackson's house.

    4. How to function responsibally and accurately in life.

    5. They got captured by the board control.

    6. He was a clizy-clone.

    7. Discouraged, they believe that everyone would work best together.

    8. They should've turned the horse into an eejit.

    9. He felt like he was treated with human-like qualities.

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  4. 1. Deez Nuts
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    3. Deez Nuts
    4. Deez Nuts
    5. Deez Nuts
    6. Deez Nuts
    7. Deez Nuts
    8. Deez Nuts
    9. Deez Nuts

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  5. I love the answersssssssssssssssss ahhhahah not

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