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Citra punching Rowan in the face, thus granting him immunity was an important moment in my reading. She showed cleverness and bravery by devising this plan. "Sly and artful....with just enough plausible deniability....you'll do well among us."(431) These words from Xenocrates prove that Citra had carefully come up with her plan and executed it well, knowing the risks and therefore showing cleverness and bravery.
— Oct 31, 2023 11:58AM
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One important part of my reading this week was when Scythe Volta self-gleaned after gleaning a class of Tonist children. Unlike Goddard, Volta was miserable after doing it."Self-gleaning is every Scythe's last prerogative. You can't rob that from me Rowan..." (386) Scythe Volta couldn't live breaking morals that he was forced to under Scythe Goddard. He self gleaned because he didn't like the person he had become.
— Oct 25, 2023 12:05PM
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One pivotal moment in my reading this week was when Gerald Van Der Gans turned out to be Scythe Faraday. Thinking this was the man who killed Scythe Faraday, Citra shot him in the knee from afar. In the text, it says, "Then she saw the man's face. Familiar. Too familiar....It wasn't until he spoke that she had to accept the truth." The mood in this section is extremely tense and has the reader on edge.
— Oct 19, 2023 07:50AM
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A detail in my reading that I found interesting was when Scythe Curie told Citra what her real first name was. It is customary for a Scythe to only go by their Patron Historic's name after they are initiated. "Susan....When I was a little girl, they called me Susan. Suzy. Sue." This detail was important because telling Citra her first name meant Scythe Curie finally felt comfortable on a personal level with Citra.
— Oct 11, 2023 08:51AM
Ava L
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The most important event in my reading this week was at the conclave of the Scythes, when Rowan intentionally answered his question incorrect since Citra had answered wrong. "He was doing this for her. So she wouldn't have to suffer alone through whatever punishment was in store. So she wouldn't feel she had fallen behind him." Rowan's action was noble because he chose to sacrifice himself for Citra.
— Oct 05, 2023 05:15PM
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In the book Scythe by Neal Shusterman, Citra desperately does not want to become a Scythe. In the text, as she is backing away from Scythe Faraday, she says to him, "Rowan can do it. I'm not interested." She tries almost everything to make Scythe Faraday change his mind about choosing her, but there was nothing she could do. This proves that Citra did not want to become a Scythe.
— Sep 28, 2023 04:49PM
