Saturday, 19 March 2016

Chapter Summaries Post

Part I: SLAVE

Chapter 1; HELLDIVER
: Darrow at age 16 finds pride in being a hell diver of the clan Lycos in mars. In this chapter Darrow is keen on winning the laurel, which provides the winner's clan more necessities for the year. Darrow wants to win the laurel because he feels he has to in order to bring his wife more happiness. 

Chapter 2; THE TOWNSHIP:  Darrow's plan doesn't go so well and he almost ends up losing his life. A speech is given by a gold through the HC acknowledging the fact that the reds are pioneers to the planet of mars and are helping get it ready for other colours.

Chapter 3; THE LAUREL: Darrow is welcomed to the ceremony by his fellow reds as they believe he has won the laurel. Gamma ends up winning the laurel even though Lycos deserved it. The name of the Arch- Governor of mars: Nero au Augustus is mentioned.

Chapter 4; THE GIFT: Eo (Darrow’s wife) takes Darrow to a forbidden section of their planet, which has nature inhibiting the barren land of mars. Where Eo and Darrow have an argument about Eo's want for a better life which she is willing to sacrifice herself for. 

Chapter 5; THE FIRST SONG: Eo and Darrow are caught as they leave the forbidden place and have been kept apart for 3 days till the sentencing. in this chapter it is mentioned that the finest of gold are called the peerless scared and have a scar on their face, both Eo and Darrow are sentenced to be flogged 48 times by the arch governor. When it was Eo's turn she sings the forbidden song and is sentenced to death also by the arch governor.

Chapter 6; THE MARTYR: as Eo is hanged Darrow has to pull her feet so she will go without suffering due to the low gravity on mars. Darrow decides to hang his wife even though it is forbidden. Later on Darrow is also hanged as punishment for burying his wife.

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