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15. The possibility of never-ending darkness changes many of Lina's friends and many of the townspeople. She discovers that her friend Lizzie has begun to accept things from Looper, who is stealing things from the storerooms. Why does Lina turn down the gifts that Lizzie offers her? Do you think she was right to do so?

Diti; Lina turned down the gifts Lizzie offered her because she probably thought that stealing from the storerooms and then NOT sharing with the whole city was wrong, and she didn't want to be involved the big mess. I think Lina was right to do this because if she took the gifts, everyone would think she //was// involved in the crime with Looper and Lizzie, when she wasn't.

Jack: I agree with you Diti, and Max, I think that Lina made a good choice of turning down the food from lizzie. I would say this because even though Lizzie had creamed corn and applesauce and all this stuff that Lina never had in a long time, she made a good choice of not taking it because Lina is a honest and faithful Ember citizen. Also, if lina did take it, she wouldn't even care about what Doon said about the mayor stealing and eating in tunnel/room 351.

Max:
=== I agree with you Diti I think Lina turns down the gifts because it wasn't fair if only her, Lizzie, The Mayor, and Lopper get stuff out of everybody in Ember so that's not fair because if 4 out of 1000 only get the food that's way not fair! ===

Ashley:
==== I agree with Max and Diti: Lina turned down the gifts that Lizzie offered her because she didn't think that it was fair that only Lizzie and Looper and maybe Lina, if she accepted the gifts, got to eat the precious last bits of good food, being stolen from the store rooms, when other citizens of Ember needed the food more than they did. I think she was right to do so because it was for her own reputation, if she had one:what if others catch her eating those foods? They might get her in trouble by asking questions ====

Ankur:
==== Lina turns down the gifts that Lizzie offers her because she knows that it is not fair for only a few people to have such pleasant goods. Lina wants to and always would want to be fair to her citizens of Ember. I think it was right to do so because she knows she would be known selfish just like Lizzie, Looper ,and the mayor. Lina wants to have the really rare goods but does not want to ruin her reputation and not be fair to the people of Ember. ====