Tuesday, February 10, 2009

The Penultimate Truth 180 - THEE END

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Adamns and Nicholas ahd to reopen the hole that led back to the tank because earlier Lantano's leadies had blocked it.
A pol-com was appointed to each ant tank so there would not be any direct contatct with the outside world and so noon e would find out the war was over.
The people were still wwitign for the Yance speech and wether or not it would be Lantano or Brose.
Lantano and Foote had killed Brose and now Lantano is now the new Yancy.
The poeple could now go up to the surface gradually..
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Was Nicholas mad on their decison to ask for another pol-com?
Why did they lie to the people?
Why didnt they want to go up?
What was the "soundless fog"?
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extant(p 181) an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
graft(p 183) a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow.
coax(p 189) to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole.
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Foreshadow(p 89)"I would" Adams istalking about wanting a job as one of the leaders whcihc foreshadows him going back again to be a Yance-man.
Symbolism(p 186 )"The T.V." The T.V. is a symbol of their freedom because thats where they hear all the newws about the war and the utside world and now theyre being told about their freedom athrogh the T.V.
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The last section of the book talks aobut the assasination of Brose and the new leadership Lantano and the fact that everyone will go up to the surface gradually.

Monday, February 9, 2009

The Penultimate Truth 160-180

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Borse programed the T.V. set to kill Verne Lindblom.
David Lantatno programed the machine to kill Robert Higs.
Foote found out that Lantanto is an American Indian.
Lantano acted as General David Eisenhower in one of the documetraies.
Adams ordeered his leadies to kill the four footemen.
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How did Foote know that Lantanto was an American-Indian?
Why didnt Lnatano tell anyone before that he was one of the actors in the documentary?
Why didnt Lantano tell people that he was an American Indian?
WHy did Nicholas recieve the pancreas without any conditions?
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tropism(p 161) an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, esp. by growth rather than by movement.
spurious(p 163) not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
quagmire(p 164) an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
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Foreshadow (p 166)"Brose either dies tomorrow mornin or..."Foreshadows that Borse is probably going to die.
Metaphor(p 175)"already prwar supplies were being recovered. It was in yance-man arogt, christmas morning""
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This section talks about how Lantano, Adams, Nicholas, and Fotte worked together to get the pancreas and try to kill Brose.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

The Penultimate Truth 140-160

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Mr. Lantano is helping the ex-tankers survive in the outside world.
Nicholas lost the twent thousand doallars he had to buy the pancreas but even if he did have it, he wouldnt be able to get it.
Mr. Lantano is an Indian but he disugises his skin color as radiation burns.
David Lantano is an ex-tanker.
David Lantano is the only yance man that has a family and is sterile.
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Why is David Lantano helping the tankers?
Why did Lantatno lie about his skin color?
Why is David Lantano the only one of the yancy-men who has a family?
Is David Lantano Tablot Yancy or is the character jsut based of off him?
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reenter(p 141) to enter again.
retinue(p 147) a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
Enigmatically(pg 150) resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious.
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Foreshadow (p 152)"Unless Lantanon can help me I am next" Something abd is going to happen and hes probably going to die.
Simile(p 153)"the man vibrated with apprehension as if gouged from within".
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This section talks about avid Lantatno helping out the ex-tankers and Lantanos true identity.