The first part of The House Of the Scorpion was great. It is set in an amazing futuristic world where they are creating clones for people. I don't think it is so far into the future because they do have some scientific advances, but most of the things happening are things that are happening now. For example, the way that they described that house Matt is in, seems like how it is in the present day. He doesn't have any fancy technologies with him, just basic things that we have nowadays.
Our main character, Matt, has an almost difficult life. This is because of the environment he was raised in. He was locked in a small house that is isolated out in the middle of a field. The only person he talks to is Celia, and the doctor once a month. He spends all day talking to stuffed animals because he is so lonely. The setting where the book started with Matt is almost depressing. He sits there all day wishing to go outside, imagining the feel and smell of grass, to see anything other than a long, boring field of poppies. But when he does get the chance to get out of that small chained up house, he gets to the larger houses on the property. Not only is this a big change for Matt, but the vibe Matt gets from the house is very cold and it terrifies him. He is being treated like an animal in this environment. He gets thrown into a small, cold room. After a while, they throw piles of saw dust in there with him. This place he is in really makes an emotional impact on him. He is being forced to live like an animal, so he almost starts acting like one.
So what we have so far learned about this setting is that it is in the future, there is a family living on this large property, and the environment is having an emotional effect on our main character.
~Gabriella
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