Significance of Quilt

The quilt Eli gives Luke plays a big part throughout the second half of the novel. Luke uses the quilt as a blanket and shelter when he is on the run from the Population Police. He uses the quilt to cover up his Population Police uniform when he goes into a village to find water and discovers that the government has been overthrown. Luke uses the quilt as a blanket while he is sleeping in the horse stable when he returns to the Population Police Headquarters. Finally, it is the quilt that helps its make, Aileen Mootsipaw, to identify Luke and stand up for his right to tell the corwd his story.