City of Ember Theme

Discuss the role of community leadership in "The City of Ember" and whether the leaders acted as good role models. Which characters provided true leadership for the towns? When times were tough, how did the leaders of Ember provide for the citizens fairly?

Lina and Doon share a friendship in the book. Lina and Doon recognize positive and negative qualities in their friendship, a key aspect of accepting someone as your friend. What personality traits do they admire in one another? What qualities do they find troublesome in each other?

Write a paragraph describing what you admire about your best friends.

The main characters of have nontraditional family structures. Discuss how the main characters acclimate to their unconventional families in the town of Ember. How does the absence of a mother affect both Doon and Lina?

Doon and Lina are very responsible young people. How are their responsible dispositions or attitude related to their family roles?