![]() ![]() When the village Lee and the officer threaten revolt, their first action is to kill the abusive officer and their second action is to try and kill the junior officer after he tries to take some food. Talbot's gaslighting of Nina after Jason named her as his accomplice, when she knew nothing of his plot to out the shadow children like her and her only mistake was to fall in love with Jason. Mirroring Factions: As much as the revolutionaries try to claim the moral high-ground, they can be as pointlessly callous as the Government.Talbot faked a confession where Jason sold out Nina, though he did name her as his accomplice before the interrogation to save her from being executed. Manipulative Editing: It's revealed that Mr.convincing just bout everyone he's on their side and that they should follow his orders in order to gain power for himself. Manipulative Bastard: Oscar Wydell again.are at large at the end of the final book, although they're fugitives, and their plans are ruined. She doesn't even hate him for it, which surprises her. Not to mention she can't return to the boarding school with her fake ID because even if she was innocent, she'd be Convicted by Public Opinion thanks to him arresting her. His intentions were to protect the shadow children with fake IDs, but he put her through a lot of gaslighting that would traumatize any child, regardless of their moral agenda. Hide Your Children: The fate of any child born into a family that already has two offspring.Talbot as well is implied to lead some sort of resistance. Hero of Another Story: Mike/Nedley's actions as a revolutionary aren't shown, only when he needs to save someone, or help the protagonist.Talbot can only laugh at the irony, because all he has were his intentions to protect the shadow children, and Nina really was one of them and not a spy. She even is perplexed as to why she doesn't hate him for it. As she points out, he lied to her about everything, gaslit her and forced her to make a Sadistic Choice, to prove her innocence. He Who Fights Monsters: Lampshaded by Nina and Mr.She even points out at the end that she doesn't even know why she believes him to tell the truth anymore. Talbot stages a breakout to motivate her. Then he further lies that three children are up to execution and Nina can save herself if she turns them in when Nina hesitates because she doesn't want to die or hurt anyone, Mr. He lies to her that Jason named her as a fall guy, and offers to let her do the same to save herself. At one point, in Among the Hidden, Luke's dad mentions that goverment banned pets Gaia's Lament: Droughts sometime before the series caused food shortages, forcing population control. ![]() If citizens have more than two kids, the penalty is either fine or execution (depending on the mood of the judge) or the Population Police just kills the kids. The country is run by the totalitarian Population Police and they're very strict on people having more than two kids. Her death is the impetus for practically the rest of the series. ![]() Disproportionate Retribution: The final book features a stable worker from the Population Police headquarters whose legs were broken by the population police after he suggested that they'd be able to shovel manure faster with different shovels.a news broadcast later shows that at least some of them were caught and executed. Defector from Decadence: In Among the Brave Trey witnesses a Population Police sentry working with several people stealing food.Dead Person Impersonation: Luke impersonates a boy by the name of Lee Grant, who died in a skiing accident, for most of the series, It was more complicated than that - notably, it definitely wasn't an accident.Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Most of the Hendricks school teachers deliberately, as people without their neuroses would be more likely to notice how many of the students are shadow children.Believing Their Own Lies: several Population Police members seem to be guilty of this.Becoming the Mask: A rare forced version in which Luke must become Lee Grant in Among the Barons.Ascended Extra: Luke's brother Mark becomes The Lancer to Trey in Among the Brave. ![]()
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