![]() She gives Luke books and independent articles offering differing views on shadow children, which at first make Luke think it’s morally wrong that he exists-but ultimately, he decides his existence is just illegal, not immoral. Jen is also more knowledgeable about the Government and the wider world, so she encourages Luke to see that Mother and Dad are being overly paranoid about protecting Luke. Jen is a wealthy Baron, which makes Luke aware for the first time of how poor his family is. One day, Luke discovers that there’s another third child living in the new neighborhood, Jen, and he befriends her. It’s difficult for him to not even be allowed to look out the windows, and there’s nothing for him to do but nap, read, and play with his toys-which seem increasingly juvenile. Confined to his windowless attic bedroom, Luke yearns for independence and freedom. But this changes when Dad is forced to sell his woods to the Government, who build houses on the land. ![]() Luke understands he has to hide, but he thinks this makes him special because he gets to spend a lot of time with Mother, who’s a homemaker. But since Dad is a rural farmer, Luke is able to play outside near the house, work in the garden, and help out in the barn, and he and his older brothers Matthew and Mark sometimes play outside. For his safety, it’s essential that Luke hide from anyone outside his immediate family. The protagonist of the novel, Luke is a 12-year-old shadow child, or illegal third child. ![]()
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