Chapter 5 Summary

In Chapter 5, Luke runs as he hears shooting behind him. Luke runs until he falls down out of breath. By this time, Luke has reached the woods that surround the town. Luke is familiar with woods because the woods his family owned protected him from the outside world when he was living at home with his family. Luke tries to find sticks and branches o make a shelter, but the wood is either too big or too small. Luke continues until he comes to a mountain. He finds an opening in the mountain—a cave that he goes into for shelter. As Luke falls asleep, he hears gunfire again.

Chapter 5 Analysis

Luke running away from the Population Police officer foreshadows a life on the run as a fugitive. It suggests that the remainder of the novel will be about Luke trying to...