The House of the Scorpion

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The House of the Scorpion

• By Nancy Farmer

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Bibliography, Author and Genre

• This book by Nancy Farmer is a futuristic, sci-fi
  novel that I would give an A-.

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Main Characters

• Matt(El Patrons clone)
• El Patron(powerful druglord)
• Tam Lin ( Matts body guard)
• Maria (Matts best friend)
• Celia(Serving lady and Matts mom
• Ton-Ton (orphan boy, helps Matt escape the
  orphanage)
• Fidelito (little orphan kid that looks up to
  Matt)
• Chacho (Big tough orphan that looks up to Matt)

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Plot Diagram
Climax- Matt runs away to the orphanage but when
he realizes what it is he wants out. So he
hatches a plan to run away to Maria.
Rising Actions- Matt jumps out the window and is
carried to the Mansion. Marias dog dies El Patron
dies Matt runs away Matt gets stuck in an
orphanage
Conflict- Matt is cloned to provide transplants
for El Patron
Basic Situation Matt is a Clone That is Going to
be Used for Transplants for El Patron
Resulotion- Will Matt escape the orphanage and
get to Maria
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Connections to the modern world

• This book relates to how the druglords of South
  America have built up their own lands and laws
  and control. It shows how people struggle with
  the limits and ethical consequences of science.
  In this book human cloning is a commonplace thing
  while today it is just a vague goal. In this way
  this book can open peoples mind to the discussion
  of the seemingly boundless reaches of science and
  the role that ethics plays in the ways we use or
  abuse our scientific abilities.

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Bibliography