Ramez Mosad Scheller 1 The setting of the story is an island that is like going to prison. People in there have 365 days to find a "portal". No one knows when a new person is joining the people in Nil. Charlie, the main character, was new on Nil. On her first day, she thought that she died, and that she is the only one on Nil. When she first got there, she was in a red rock field, but then she saw water, and found food. If I was there, I would probably not be happy because I would only have only 365 days to find a "portal and get out of there. What if I didn't find a portal. I would be terrified. If she was there by herself, I think she would die because she wouldn't know the rules of Nil. If I was there by myself and if the island was real, and there was no book about it, then I wouldn't know the rules too and die.
Good Job. do you think they are going to find something that give them a good clue that what they have to do? Do you like That point of view?, i think sometimes is a little boring. Do you think that the author could do a better job with the secondary characters? well, lets see what happens next.
17 years old girl. Charlie doesn't know the rules, She doesn't even know where shes is at.she can't remember anything and now she is naked in the middle of a rock field.She cannot see sign of people around her,until she met the leader of the group of the teenagers refugees. He explained her the rules and where they are. they are in an island named Nil, they have 365 days,1 year to try to escape/leave the island or they die.
If I'm in that situation the only thing that you need to do is study the island, obviously the first couple days you will be confused or feeling like that, I have to do all by myself and if i find people that could be great because you can put all the ideas, maps, clues together and try to find a solution. I'm not saying that be there could be cool but just i have to be smart to escape.
Good summary. I have a question, do you like the book? Did you get to the part when they find Ramia's bracelet? If you did what do you think it means? Do you think that she's dead? Well,I think she is and she left the bracelet just to warn the people on Nil. If you didn't get to that part, it's fine.
Thanks, you did a good job too. I could say yes but sometimes is a little boring and no interesting situations. Yes, i think that the bracelet will give them a clue, I don't know in what way but could mean something. i think they will find more people around them, are you agree with me?.
I think that the story is good but the author should have put more interesting events. I'm on page 172 and the story doesn't really change. The only change in the story is when Charley goes to Nil City, and when Rory dies. I reached the part when Charley find a place full of diamonds. Do you think that this will do something to change the story? Charley said that she's working on her secret plan.
Charley is a girly-girl and I think that she will become a tom-boy throughout the book because she will have to learn how to survive and if I were suddenly in her situation I would probably gather up some rock or something sharp and when i walk somewhere with wood i would mark on the trees so i would know whether I had passed that way or not but if there were already cuts on trees I would follow those and if that lead to a dead end I would go walk around until i found food and hope that I would get lucky and find food within three days.
Well it depends were you got to in the book. If you got to the part were she meets Thad,then I don't think that she has to be in the "survival mode". Thad takes her to Nil city and then she joins it, but she has to have a job in order to stay there. She's not sure what job she's good at or she's going to choose. I did not get to the part where she chooses her job. What do you think she's going to choose? I really have no idea what she's going to be.
Rachel Stover Mrs Scheller 2nd Charlie is a athlete in her normal life. She is taken to a mysterious island of Nil via gate. She has to survive alone for the beginning of her time by creating a small hut and making a weapon to 'fish'. She's informed by Thad a boy she meets on the island that the island has a name—Nil—and that the only way off is through a portal such as the one that brought her there in the first place. There's the ticking deadline attached to every character, with a built-in protocol for removing old people and introducing new ones on a constant basis. I think I would find anything I would find and survive and protect myself to anything that might cause me harm. Like Charlie did. Therefore the ultimate goal I would have is to survive. Word count:137
Sara Noel Mrs.Scheller 2nd hour The character , Charley first wants to find a way to escape Nil, but when she noctices the strange things happening she changes to escape to survival. The setting is like a island where it appears she is the only one on the islnad, her first thoughts was that she had died and that she was all alone, which she hates being alone and by herself, and always has to be around and next to someone esle.When she starts to see water and animals and clothes for herself because she is naked when she gets there, she not only bulids her a hide out and cover space, she starts to look for more things and expore the ialnd a little more. Charley would never have thought of doing that the first day she was there, but seeing how just sitting there was not going to get her out of the island she had to go out of her comfort zone to find a way out. My reaction to having to adapt to Nil, would not be as calm as Charleys was, I would be mad and I could’nt just sit there and not do nothing for days. I would act like that because I would have to at least know I made a effort each day to try to get out of the place.
Mia Morrison 4th hour sheller I think Nil survivors will definetly appreciate dangerous beauty. maybe more than before. There memores on Nil will stand for something they overcame, somethings they beat. so even though they probably never want to go back to Nil, they will still appreciate dangerous beauty
Colin Ray Mrs. Scheller 3rd Hour The character Charley fell asleep and woke up on a beautiful island named Nil. She woke up naked and didn't know where she was and couldn't find anyone until 12 days. She had to survive on her own by eating coconuts and had a spear to catch fish with. Charley thinks she is dead until she finds a boy named Thad. Thad is a boy that's been there for more than 200 days so he knows everything about the island. He knows that you have 365 days for you to get out of the island or die. I would not be happy if I had to live on an island for 365 days just to likely die. I would be freaking out because I'm not much of a survival person.
Kate Sauer Scheller 3rd hour In the book Nil a girl who is 17 years old named Charley gets thrown on this island through a shimmer she found in the Target parking lot. She wakes up naked with nothing and no one around her. She doesn’t know what the rules are or how to escape or anything. She eventually finds some clothes to put on, but they aren’t hers so she is confused. She starts looking around for something to help her escape or someone to talk to. Since she is stuck on an island with nothing around her she doesn’t know what to do. If I was thrown on an island with nothing or no one around me, I would freak out. I wouldn’t know what to do. I would probably be so scared and just start screaming for someone to help me even though that wouldn’t help because there would be no one around. I would try my hardest to find things that would help me survive, but I probably wouldn’t be able to.
Tori White Mrs. Scheller 3rd hour The main character Charley is a normal teenage girl who is just living her life. She went to target to return some clothes and as she as walking in she noticed a rainbow looking glare.That glare took her to a island named Nil. Once she got to Nil she had to find a way to get out. The whole idea of the island is to see if you an escape. She only has 365 days. The setting of Nil is a quiet place where she thinks to be all alone Charley hates to be alone, she is always with someone so she is kinda freaking out. When she woke up in Nil she was completely naked, she didn't know what had happened to her clothes or how she had gotten to the island. She found some type of clothing that would work for now. She found a place to hide out so she could cool down and get some shade. Charley had to get out of her comfort zone and try to escape the island of Nil. If i was in Nil i would be freaking out and probably crying. i would think of trying to escape at all. If i was naked i would look for some clothes like Charley did. After a couple days i would start to try to find a way out because i couldn't just sit there doing nothing the whole time.
Ethan Martin Mrs.Scheller 3rd Hour, A girl named Charley, began her survival on the island Nil. Charley described the setting as a creepy rock field with large boulders as big as buses, jagged rocks the color of rust, small chunk like cares, and a million smaller rocks; the size of golf balls, baseballs, volleyballs, etc. The setting of the story made Charley feel trapped and made her push herself even further than she thought. My reaction to having to adapt to this type of survival would make my aggravated and lonely. It would make me mad/lonely because I like to be around my friends and family and not by myself.
Joshua Moore Mrs.Scheller 5th Hour, In the book Nil, Charley is in a Target parking lot when she passes out. When she wakes up she is naked and alone in a big red rock field. The big red rock field has a lot of rocks of different size rocks and all of them are red. This is scary to Charley because she doesn’t like to be alone and she is naked and doesn’t know where she is. If I woke up naked in a place i didn’t know I would be scared too. I would be scared because I don’t like not knowing where I am and it would be weird to be naked and alone.
Devyn Barlow Scheller 5h The setting on the island Nil first affected Charley in the way of isolation wich in turn scared he. the reason this had scared her so bad was because charley is a girl who enjoys others company and hates being alone so when she was placed on Nil it forced her to think survival and not social. Nil has forced charley to become alot more independent compared to when she isnt on Nil. charley has many conflicting choices to make like wether she just stays where she is and try to survive or continue moving to see if she can find people.Being on Nil is completely changing charley.My reaction to having to adapt would be similar to hers excpet i would have tryed to get my surroundings instead of running to hide being the first thing i do. i would then try to find shelter and create weapons basically try my best just to survive. i Would at this way because not knowing where i am scares me so i would try to first survive then try to find out where i am currently.
Mia Morrison scheller 5th hour In the book Nil< Charley the main character has been transported to a weird island. Charley dosent know where she is, why she is there or how she got there. For 12 days charley trys to survive by finding food, creating shelter and exploring the island to try and find ways off. On the twelve day charley finds thad, who she is suspious of because he is a stranger on some desserted island asking her questions. As soon as she can, charley asks all the questions she can about the island and why shes there. Thad who has been on the island for a long time knows all the answers but pretty much avoids to answers to try not to scare charley.
The book that I'm reading doesn't have a lot of characters. I think no one of the characters' actions are bad. They're doing everything they need to do to survive Nil. First, Charlie was alone for twelve days. Twelve days living by herself, she survived. So nothing is wrong with that. Thad, is another main character, he does everything to help charlie dealing with the island and other new things. when Thad first met Charlie, he really wanted to help her. I think he's acting good because Charlie needs a lot of help because she's new.
Shouldn't the characters be trying harder to get off the island, not just live on it? They keep trying to emphasise tic-toc shouldn't they spending there time getting off the island? Making plans, surviving.
I think Thad did a good job with helping charlie too but on the way back to the camp when charlie passed out and hit her head Thad told Jason to tell them about Kevin first besides about charlie that was passed out. What do you think Thad should of done?
Why do you think the book has few characters? In my opinion I think they have quite a few characters on such a small living quarters which is the city. I agree with your statement that Thad is doing a good job because he is showing Charley everything about the island and answering most of her questions.
There's no characters that I'm disagree with. Charley is doing a good job. She survived her fist days in the island. She's trying to figure out if is more people in the island, searching ways to return to home and asking their selves how to return or why they are there. That is a veteran in the island who give us his point of view too. He's trying to discover more areas alongside Charley. he could become a little boring.The characters were not this book’s strong point. There was little development for the main characters, let alone the abundance of secondary characters that were introduced throughout the novel.
The character that I don't agree with would be Thad because he likes Charlie and wants to date her and spends anytime he can with her. What I see wrong with it is that he can’t because she has the chance at dying any minute i mean if you like her go after her you idiot i mean you also have a chance at dying at any minute.
Do you think Charley and Thad will make it off the island as a couple or do you think that they will still be single? In your opinion do you think there are other ships other than Charlie and Thad?
Do you think Nil was ever a peaceful place where people actually lived but had to abandon it for some unknown reason? If so what do you think the reason was and does it have anything to do why there is no children or adults on the island?
I totally wish they will get off the island together. I dont know about the ships but i hope Natalie will get to a gate so she can be with her man. I think there must be another backstory to NIL other than just kid get teleported there then teleported out. Maybe there is an adult that could never have children so they like made a device that like teleported kids the NIL and there nickname was NIL or it was there name or something.
Too answer your second question. I think that it did use to have people on it because there is always shirts and shorts for the new people who just got on the island. I think they had to get of the island because of the big air wall that is there. I think the first one that charlie saw that got her there was a kidnapping and gassed her and she say it then.
Kate Sauer Scheller 3rd hour I think that Charley and Thad won’t get off the island actually together since they both live in different places. I do think that once they are both off the island though they will try to find each other and hopefully get together. I hope they both get off the island and eventually end up together because I think they would be good together.
Tori White Mrs. Scheller 3rd hour I agree that Thad should just tell Charley that he likes her because if he does he will find out that she likes him as well. They don´t have a lot of time left together because Thad has already been on Nil for 260 days and charley just got there.
Mia Morrison 4th hour scheller I dont think Nil was ever a place where people lived and thrived.I dont think Nil is a part of their earth. Possibly a product of imagination or somewhere in your subconsious. my guess is guess that at the end of the book The charcters will wake up right where they left off just like nothing happened but will still have all the memories of nil.
Rachel Stover Mrs Scheller Hr 2 I disagree with how all the characters are acting. They act as though they shall contribute to the island. But they aren't contributing in a way that can get them off the island. Charley finally makes a plan that can do so. After all these years of all the people she is the only one that has this kind of plan or an idea to get off the island? I don't understand this. If the people really want to survive they wouldn’t be helping the island they would want to get off the island in any way they could possibly try.
Kate Sauer Scheller 3rd hour I think that the characters are contributing to the island, but they are trying to get off as well because whenever a “gate” shows up they try to run as fast as they can to get to it. They sometimes miss it but they run as fast as they can and use all of their energy to get to one. But i do see what you’re saying. If they want to get off so bad why aren’t they constantly moving to go find a “gate” or whatever?
I really don't disagree with any of the characters actions because they all have there own ways how to survive on the island of Nil. The only thing that I would disagree with is that Thad went surfing when we he should be help searching for more supplies and tools to help the other people there with him. They don't even know were they are or know a way of the island besides the big wall of air but they don't even know what happens when you go through it. They should try to find a ocean and see if they can see a ship at the ocean to get off the island.
I disagree with your statement because they are kids stuck on a beautiful island. They can have a little fun if they want. There is also no ships that come by. Also Thad said that if you try rowing away in a boat the current will drive you back to land. They specifically said that the only way out is through the gate that comes at noon everyday.
I disagree with Thad not wanting to tell Charley about only getting to be on the island for 365 days.To me that is just sneaky, I know he does not want make her worried in all but still not telling her is being dishonets and is just wrong. That only makes her not worry about getting off the island, and makes her think there is nothing wrong, or that you should not be in a hurry to escape the island. I think Thad should have just told Charley about the number of days they get on the island, and should not have worried about what she thinks becasue it was the truth and she needs to know.
Tori White Mrs. Scheller 3rd hour I agree that Thad should tell charley about the 365 day thing because soon Thad will be gone. he has already been on Nil for about 266 days and Charley just got there. Do you think he will end up tell her and if so how do you think she will respond and react.
Sara Noel Mrs.Scheller 2nd hour Macy states that she believes she’s on Nil for a reason, and that all the teens are there for a reason--but she also says she’s not sure that all the teens are on Nil for the same reason. What do you think Macy means by we all are not on the island for the same reason?
Throughout NIL, the idea of dangerous beauty is ever-present, as is the tension between paradise and doom. Could a NIL survivor ever appreciate true beauty or danger away from the island?
Kate Sauer Scheller 3rd hour I disagree with Thad’s actions. I disagree with the fact that Thad likes Charley and Charley likes Thad but they won’t tell each other. Thad keeps hinting about liking her by saying she’s beautiful and he offered to brush her hair for her. He also keeps hanging out with her on the island and doesn’t want to leave her. He always wants to be with her and wants to take care of her. What’s wrong with this is he likes her but he won’t tell her and it is making me annoyed. I wish he would just tell her instead of just hinting it. They would be so good together. I would suggest that he just tell her and go for it. They would end up together and be happy because Charley likes him as well.
Joshua Moore 3rd Hour I agree that Thad should tell Charley how he feels about her. I am also annoyed that they keep hinting at it to each other. I wish Thad would just tell her because then he would be happier. If Thad would tell her already then they could be together because Charley likes Thad too.
Tori White Mrs.Scheller 3rd hour The charaters action that i disagree with is Thad. Thad wont tell Charley that he thinks she is pretty and that he likes her. In the Thad chapters he is always thinking in his head that Charley is beautiful but it is bothering me that he wont tell her. Also in the Charley chapters she is thinking that he is very handsome, and that she likes his hair and his blue eyes. I think that it is wrong for them not to tell each other because Thad has already been on the island of Nil for like 260 days and Charley has only been there for 13 days. If they do not tell each other soon it will be too late because each person on Nil only has 365 days to get off and if they don´t get off the island they just disapear and Thad doesn´t have a lot of time left and charley just got there. I would suggest that they tell each other before they run out of time.
Colin Ray 2nd Hour I disagree with the decision that Sy took the bracelet and bone with him instead of listening to Johan and burying it. I have a bad feeling that it will give the whole group lots of bad luck in the future. I think he is acting like that because he doesn't know of all Nil's plans and he should respect the dead. That was the only few remaining pieces of Ramia's body and they took it. I agree with Thad's response to it and telling him to bury it immediately because he doesn't trust keeping it. Sy is always the one messing things up and I don't want him messing something else up again.
Joshua Moore 3rd Hour I agree that Si should not have taken the bracelet. I also think it will bring bad luck to the city and to the group. He should have just left it with the body. However I do understand why Si took it, he wanted people to know that she was dead so that they could put a cross on the wall.
MIa Morrison 4th hour Scheller On the island nil, carley has been completly taken out of her world and put in a new one. Charley in a matter of minutes Charleys mindset had to switch from returning shorts at target to finding a way to survive in a deserted island. On the island charey values food and water and ofcourse thad. Even though charley pretty much is stranded on an island she knows nothing about she still finds intrest in a boy. Who not to mention has intrest in her. While charley is trying the figure out the Nil life, she trys to find hope in every way possible.she wants to know she will get off the island; however she still dosent know the worst part. She only has 365 days to get off.
Joshua Moore 3rd Hour I disagree with Thad not telling Charley that you only have 365 days to get off the island. Thad was just trying to protect Charley from knowing the truth about Nil, but Charley deserved to know that you only have a year to get off the island. Even though Thad was just trying to keep Charley happy and have her not think about how many days she has left, he should have told her sooner. Thad should have told Charley the day she got to the city, he should have just told her everything up front so that she would know.
I totally agree. Thad should have told her because she would have fought twice as hard to get of the island than she did before. And it was going to come out anyway I don´t understand why he was stalling the inevitable.
Ramez Mosad Mrs. Scheller 1st hour The most important conflict in the book is that Thad is trying to avoid talking to Charley for an unknown reason. So after Rory dies, Thad stops talking to Charley. Charley doesn't know why he stopped talking to her, but she's trying to talk to him. I think this is important to the plot because Thad is now helping other people and not just Charley. I think this is a good and a bad thing. Good, because Thad is helping people and solve their problems, and bad because his relationship with Charley isn't strong anymore. A good thing that Charley is trying to talk to Thad again but he ignores her.
Mateo Morales I am agree with you, thats is one of the most important plots in this book.Thad is not acting as a leader. That should talk with Charley about why hes not talking her,, give her a good reason, Hopefully they will be together again, helping each other
Do you think Thad will catch a gate and return home, or you think he will die. I think he will survive and catch a gate, and then after a couple of days, Charley will catch a gate and get back home. I don´t think that Charley will stay there until her last day because she will miss Thad a lot. What do you think about that?
What I consider to be the most important conflict in the book is the Nil itself because you never know what's going to happen( like Charley banging her head against the rocks), you never know what you will see( like a bone bracelet), you never know if you will run into another person(like Charley) or if you do how long it will take ( for Charley it took 12 days), and you never know when a gate will appear and when it will disappear( that’s why people go out and search for them). I know i’m talking about obvious things in the book but they are a conflict.
When they get off the island do you think they will remember each other and the island or do you think that they will have amnesia or do you think they will remember and just block it out of their mind?
The gates work both ways they can send people home and they can bring animals in but how do the gates really work I mean other than the obvious and do you think that someone can control they gates and when they appear?
i think that when they return to home they will forget all but they will have flash-backs and they could recognize the people who were in the island. It is hard to talk about how the portal works, i think there is people who controls the island and the people who is in the island is kind of important for the island and that is why they selected them.
I think they totally remember every detail on the island why shouldn´t they when they first got there they remembered who they where before why shouldn´t they remember the island? Maybe since no one can go into the mountains cause of the cold wheather there is someone up there controlling what happened a scientists trying to test a theory.
I thinks Nill is a big conflict also. The whole thing would not of happened if it was not for Nill. No one would be there if Nill was not there. Nill creates the gates and who goes to the island.
Kate Sauer 3rd hour I think that when everyone gets off the island they will remember each other. At least I hope they do. I especially hope that Charley and Thad remember each other so they can get together. If they don’t I’m going to very sad. I feel like since they remember what happened before they got taken to the island then they should remember what happened on the island when they get taken home.
I totally agree with the fact that the main conflict is indeed Nil itself as for the gates i think that Nil is almost an evil entity maybe created by something to do one thing and that is to get people on the island and kill them before they can get off the gates are their only hope as to a means of escape Thad himself does not know whether you actually get home safe.
I don´t think that they will forget everything. I think they will remember everything happened, but they won´t tell anyone about it because they won´t believe them. I think Thad will go to Rosewell, Georgia to meet Charley again. Or Charley will go to Canada to see Thad again.
Mateo Morales Mrs. Sheller 1st hour I think that one of the most important problems in the book is when Rory dies. Because after that is when Thad stopped talking Charley, without reason . Thad still the same leader, searching new ways to escape or helping more people, he is not helping Charley anymore. So at this point hes not acting as a leader, doesn't matter if he helps another people, he has to be equal to all the island people. That should solve the problems that he has with Charley and be together again.
That's a good answer. I think that Thad should tell Charley why he's avoiding her. I think he's doing that because he doesn't want to hurt her. He thought that he didn't protect Rory and he can't protect her. Why do you think Thad is ignoring Charley? Should he talk to her again?
The reason i think that Thad is not talking to Charley is because he does not want to get to close because if he does he might not want to leave and say with charlie and he would die if he does that. I think he will talk to Charlie just not a lost because he does not want to get close.
Rachel Stover Mrs Scheller hr 2 What I consider to be the biggest conflict is the fear of never getting off the island. Thad spends all his time feeling guilty for the thought if I die and Charley is left behind she´ll have no one. He´s counting down the days till he dies and he loses her or he gets off the island and loses her. At the end of the book he struggles with this which is why he gives up his way of the island for her. In the end he got what he wanted and so did she.Why do you think all of this happened? What would your explanation of what happened on Nil?
Tori White Mrs. Scheller 3rd hour I completly agree with this. If Thad leaves than Charley wont have anyone because she is the closest with Thad. Thad is the one who showed Charley around the whole city. Also they both like each other but they are both to scared to tell each other. I think that Charley would be lost without Thad on the island.
I agree the two characters Thad and Charley have really come to love each other and if one of them leaves it will leave one of them completely distraught. This is definitely One of the major conflicts think maybe that might find a way to both go back together but that's the best case scenario.
I think the most important conflict is when a new person lands on the island. The people there have to help calm the person down and help them understand what is happening. If they don't do it they right way that person might go crazy and freak out and hurt other people. They also need help of the new people so when the other people leave they can take there place with there jobs so that everyone else can be fine so that it is easier for everyone else. That is what i think is the most important conflict.
That is true especially with Rory landing on the island and all of his craziness. He of course lands right next to the city and freaks out when he finds everyone and calls them a tribe. I think it would be best for someone to land far away from the city and work their way there.
Tori White Mrs. Scheller 3rd hour This is a huge conflict in the story. Everytime a new person lands on Nil they have no idea what is going on or where they are. Thad is usually the one to explain things to the new people. Everyone on the island has to have a job so the people who have been there awhile has to explain what they need to do to help the island.
Ethan Martin Mrs.Scheller 3rd Hour, I disagree with Charley being introduced to the city of Nil because she will have less responsibilities. By Charley being introduced to the city of Nil, people will give her food, give her shelter, and be there to help her with gathering food. Charley is acting/thinking this way because she wanted to be around people other than herself and wanted. What I see wrong with this is it will make her become more lazy with caring for herself. What I would’ve done was talked to people, but not have other people do stuff for me. A preferable behavior to act would be to say it respectfully and not get yourself left behind.
I disagree with your comment because it would be almost impossible to live on Nil by yourself. She had to get introduced to the city because the city needs as much people as possible. Charley is not the type of person to be lazy on the island and even if she was, Thad wouldn't put up with it.
I think the most important conflict in the book is when Rory land on the island. Rory is a kid that lands on the island and starts havoc everywhere. He gets into fights with Natalie and Thad. They all start cursing at each other. Rory ends up stealing a bunch of knives and while Thad starts fighting Rory, a hog comes out of no where and kills Rory. It's important because if you do bad things on the island, Nil has a consequence. I disagree with Rory's decision because it got him killed for it.I react this way because every person matters on Nil, even if their a little bad.
Tori White Mrs. Scheller 3rd hour I think the main conflict is when people try to catch a gate. Each person on Nil arrives by a gate that should take you out of Nil. Everyone on Nil only has 365 days to catch a gate so they can leave. Groups of people go to search for gates around noon each day so they can escape. When someone catches a gate other people might get mad because that person who got the gate probably had more time to live than other people. If you dont catch a gate by the time your 365 days are up you just die and no one knows where they go.
Kate Sauer 3rd hour I totally agree with this. If they want to get off the island they need to find a gate and no one is really doing anything about it except going out at a specific time to look for gates. What if gates come at night and they miss them? Also why do people get mad that someone found a gate and escaped? I would be happy for them because they didn’t have to stay any longer. Then again if they had more days than me and they got to leave the island before me, I would be a little upset as well.
Ethan Martin Mrs.Scheller 3rd Hour, The most important conflict in Nil was when Charley found out that after 365 days on the island, you disappear/die. This was the most important conflict because it made her more aware of what could happen if she doesn’t catch the gate in time. It also seemed to make her scared because she would never make it back home. My reaction to this was surprised because if Charley didn't know what would happen if you went past 365 days, then she wouldn't have been worried about the days counting down. I reacted this way because Charley would be worried about how many days everyone has left.
Joshua Moore 5th Hour 4/27/18 I agree that this is an important conflict in the story. Someone should have told Charley earlier so she could be aware of it. I was also surprised that they didn’t tell her sooner. They should have told her when she arrived in the city so that she would understand how Nil works.
Mia Morrison Scheller 5th Although charley is the main character is Charley, i don’t think this is the biggest conflict on Nil. Because everyone only has 365 days, its a part of nil. Its nils whole idea. So even though that is a huge part of the story, the conflict is still mainly between the islanders and the island.
Sara Noel 2nd hour Mrs.Scheller I get what you mean about Charley finding out about you only getting to be on the island for 365 days is the most important conflict , but that was just something she needed to know. Everyone on the island knows about the days and when ever Charley found out she was not upset a little worried but she was okay with it and dealt with it in an appropriate matter.
Kate Sauer 3rd hour I think the most important conflict in the book is not being able to get off the island. I think this is the most important one because that is what they are all trying to do, but none of them can. LIke they all want to go home, but they can’t unless they find a gate and gates don’t appear often. But when the gates do appear no one can catch them because they move too fast or the wrong person goes towards them. I think this is important to the plot because otherwise they would all just be stuck on this island with no way to escape and they would be stuck forever. I would freak out if I got thrown on this island and didn’t know why or how to escape, but I would be working really hard to try to find a gate.
Joshua Moore 5th Hour 4/27/18 I agree that an important conflict is getting off the island. This is important because that’s the only way they can leave and get off the island. I would also be freaking out if I was on the island. I would be trying to help people get off the island and i would also be trying to find a way for me to get off the island.
The most important conflict in this book would be the whole concept of Nil itself let me explain the teens on this island use nil to explain that the island is teasing them or watching what they do the whole conflict of this book is based around what Nil does to this group of teens. my reaction to this conflict is at first confused but then intrigued with how they compare the islands name to an evil entity. i reacted this way because at first i had thought the island was alive so i was confused but the further it when i understood and like Nil.
Joshua Moore 5th Hour 4/27/18 The most important conflict in the book Nil is everyone trying to get off the island. Everyone is trying to get off the island and they only have 365 days to do it. This is important to the plot because as peoples days get shorter and shorter things in the book get more intense and suspenseful. This is stressful to me because as peoples days get shorter the book gets more intense and its interesting and exciting to me. Natalies days are getting shorter too and this is stressful because Natalie is a good person and deserves to get off the island.
Mia Morrison Scheller 5th Although there are other people competing for a gate, the island is what brought you there in the first place. The competition is one of Nios games. The island wants you to feel scared and worried about your future. This is a part of Nils fun. Although it seems some poeple on the island are greedy and would take someone elses gate, most people follow the ”priority” idea and help eachother get off.
Mia Morrison Scheller 5th In Nil, i think the most important conflict is between Nil and the islanders in the city. Nil is always playing games with the islanders, Right when they feel on top of things Nil throws another curve ball. The islanders try and play her games but often end up losing. The island has many ways of shaking things up. For example, she will make quakes, bring big wild animals in through gates, and confuse you with dangerous beauty. The islanders hate Nil because the island first took them from their lives and NIl often takes the lives of islanders when they don’t find a gate or when something else dangerous takes their life. However they still find the island amazingly beautiful in many ways.
Sara Noel 2nd hour Mrs.Scheller The most important conflict in the book,Nil is just trying to get off the island itself and to look for gates and make sure you get home in 365 days. I think getting off the island is the most important conflict becasue you can die if you dont, and having to keep peace with everyone while trying to ecaspe is just one of Nils “perks” on the island that everyone has to deal with. I would just try to get off the isalnd regardless of how many days I have or anyone else has because in the end all I have is myself and why stay and fight off Nil when you have a chance to leave everyday at noon.
Tori White Mrs. Scheller 3rd hour I completely agree with this because from the first day your on the island to the very last day everyone is just trying to escape. Some people dont even know about how many days you have on Nil or how to escape. Getting off of Nil is a huge conflict for the poeple on Nil.
Sara Noel 2nd hour Mrs.Scheller Nil has a full cast of characters. With the year deadline and constant arrival and removal of teens. Who is the bravest? The most cowardly? Which character on Nil would you choose as an ally? Who would be your friend or your enemy on Nil?
You have very good questions. but we can easy know that. Thad is the bravest person in the island, but when he talks about love or feeling he's not. You cannot have anemys, because you will have problems and you dont want to die. Grupo work is one of the rules to survive
Kate Sauer Scheller 3rd hour I would probably choose Thad as my ally. He seems very good in situations like they are in. He seems like the person that is good at surviving with barely any resources and cane make things to help him survive. He seems very outdoorsy and I’m really not, so I would need someone who is to help me get around an survive. But I wouldn’t choose anyone as my enemy because everyone seems super nice except for Rory, but you need to get along with everyone it seems in order to survive because everyone has their special skills on the island.
Ramez Mosad Scheller 1st hour Nil has a lot of different themes because two people are telling the story. From Thad´s point of view, the theme would be: ¨Don´t let one little make far away from your true love.¨ So when Rory died, Thad thought that it was his fault,so he decided to not to talk to Charley anymore because he didn´t want to get her in danger. From Charley´s point of view, The theme would be: ¨Wherever you are, enjoy your moment because life is short.¨ Charley has been in the island for 25 days and she thinks she doesn´t have much time left, and she decided to enjoy her life with Thad because he, too, doesn´t have much time left (he has been there for 290 days) in Nil.
Good job. It's a good point talk about Thad. But this book give us as readers a lot of questions. its a book where you don't know what is going to happen next. I think that Thad will save Charley life. what do you think? My theme was SURVIVAL, what do you think about my theme?
Rachel Stover 2nd hr Mrs. Scheller Its a good idea to point out there is two points of view. Showing two ways of someone who knows what the island is capable of and someone who just showed up trying to figure out whats going and how to escape but they both have the tic toc factor.
I also think the two characters have different themes because they all have the own ways how to get out off Nil. Like Charlie and Thad would not have the same theme because they are two different people.
I agree with your stance on Charley is. She keeps telling herself that she is going to die but however she still has over 300 days left unlike Thad who has only 75 days. Thad only cares if other people make it out instead of him like he did with Li and Natalie.
Tori White Mrs. Scheller 3rd hour I agree with this because Thad is a more sensitive guy when someone dies. I like how every other chapter is charley and then the other ones are Thad. Since the Chapters are two different people you get the see both of their point of views. Thad is a person who tries to care about getting other people out of Nil instead of himself. Charley just doesnt really know what to do to get out of Nil because she wants to stay with Thad.
Mateo Morales 1st hour Sheller I think that the main idea is SURVIVAL. A group of teenagers are sent to this island. They have 365 days to survive/go home or they die: While characters are in the island they are learning rules of survival. No technology, no food markets, no common places. I think this is important because its how the book started and what they have to do to return to home. To the island came different people of different places around the world, so they have to learn how live with them and find the way to leave as soon as possible. They do not met all the people who is in the island but is a good point to highlight.
I also think that survival is a big theme in Nil because if you can survive you wont be able to get home or get of the island. If you cant survive you would die on the island or will still be there on day 365 which you you also die if you are still there on that day.
The theme of Nil is not lose hope because when Charlie and Thad are together they have the hope that they will both get off the island together and it does happen in the end. Though once Charlie gets home she thinks she will never see Thad again and starts to lose hope but she regains her hope once he shows up at her doorstep. Then there is Natalie who thinks that Kevin is dead and lost hope but then she finds out that he alive and regains hope that she will make it off the island.
I think this is a very good idea as to what the main theme is and i do agree if you lose hope you will never get off the island and it also makes sense to me as the main theme especially when it comes to the end of the book.
i do not think charley and thad being together gave them hope. there was no future on the island so they had no clue what was going to happen. Thad didnt want to leave the island because of charley. Charley had no clue what to think. she couldnt imagine what the island would be like without thad. But she did not want him to die.
Rachel Stover hr 2 Mrs. Scheller The main idea is the idea of going home. Yes they must survive, but in all they are all trying to go home. If they thought there was no way of the island and all they had to do was survive they would stay in the city build it up and live there and survive there. But every waking moment on the island is decreasing there time to find a way to escape. To go home. There is also the main idea of love through all the hardships true love and the people who are in it always finds each other.
I agree with this of the fact that they are all trying to get back to their homes the main idea is the fact that they have to get back home before their time runs out i think this is a good idea as to what the main theme of Nil is
The main theme of Nil, is to never give up because if you give up on Nil there is no way you will find a gate and get out of Nil. If you give up on Nil, on the 365th day on Nil you will die. If you give up it hurts everyone else too because everyone needs to help in order to make it easier for everyone else. This what i think the most important theme is in Nil. If you give up there is no way out of Nil.
If you give up your not immediately going to die on Nil. There is still other people on there to help you get your head in the right direction. But in the end, giving up late into your tenure on Nil is a death sentence. You will eventually die. There is no point in giving up.
Kate Sauer Scheller 3rd hour I also believe that one major theme is to not give up. I think that you can’t give up on this island because then you would never escape at all. If one person gives up that person is sort of hurting everyone else too since everyone is working together to try and escape. If people give up or stop trying, no one would escape because no one would be looking for the gates and everyone would just die or disappear because their time would run out.
Rachel Stover Hr 2 Mrs. Scheller I have questions. Do you think since its so cold up in the mountains someone living up there like the scientists who created the place back in the 1970's? And after Charley and Thad leave the island do you think the island will backlash against those still on the island?
Colin Ray 2nd Hour The main of idea of the book Nil is to never look back and never give up. If you think of the past before your life on Nil you will eventually give up and be really sad. If you don´t try to find a gate on Nil, you will die on day 365 on Nil and never see your family again. You can only look forward. You can´t change your past but change your future. You need to work as a team to help get all of the veterans out of Nil and then once you are a veteran, then you can try to catch a gate.
Tori White Mrs.SCheller 3rd hour The main idea or theme in this book is to escape Nil. Once you get placed on Nil you only have 365 day to find a gate to leave. If you dont catch a gate in 365 days of being on Nil you just die and no one knows why. "you have one year. to catch a gate or- he stopped, his sapphire eyes so full of fire i thought he might go up in flames. or? i prompted. you die" page 102. Charley didnt know about the 365 day thing so Thad had to tell her. This is a big deal to Charley because Charley probably had been thinking nothing of it or anything of a way to escape.
Kate Sauer Scheller 3rd hour The main idea of this book is to escape. This is the main idea because that is what everyone on the island is trying to do. If they don’t escape they will die or disappear. To survive they have to escape within the 365 days that they are there. Also they can’t give up because if they give up they won’t be able to escape. So another major theme is to never give up or stop trying. Everyone is trying to escape the island so they can go home. They have their search teams that they go out with to look for gates so that they all can escape the island. Therefore the main idea of Nil is to escape before you die or disappear.
Mia Morrison Scheller 5th when THad met charley he didnt want to escape. thad didnt want to leave her.He would have done anything to stay with her. but that would have killed him. Charley is dangerous beauty just like Nil.
Joshua Moore 5th Hour 5/9/18 I also agree that getting off the island is the main idea. That is what they are all trying to do throughout the whole book. Also the people that have less days left get priority to go look and catch gates, and the search teams are there to help the person catch the gate and go home.
The main theme for Nil i find is to never take anything for granted. as shown in the book when charley misses her sister and her drinks and her food. (¨i mised em i missed home i missed my life.) Pg 172. This shows that charley really had taken her life for granted and when taken away from it she misses it dearly. another example is Thad when he says he misses his dad and what he said to him last. (¨i got in a fight with my dad i wish i didn´t remember the last thing i said.¨) he got mad and also took it for granted and now misses him as well as snowboarding. That´s why i believe that is the main theme.
Mia Morrison Scheller 4th The main theme of Nil is dangerous beauty. The islanders struggle with the idea that there is no future. Nil confuses them with the beauty of the island. But you cant stay. You either stay focused and catch a gate or you die. Thad struggled with staying focused on leaving the island because he didnt really want to leave. He wanted to stay with charley. Thad knew he had to stay focused to leave. Ramia had warned him. He didnt want to believe that charley would keep him from leaving but it was supposed to happen. Just like Nil, charley was dangerous beauty.
Joshua Moore 5th Hour 5/9/18 The main idea of the boom is to escape. This is the main idea because that is what they are all trying to do, and if you do not escape in a year you die. Thad told Charlie that you only have a year to get off the island or you die. This supports the main idea because when he finally told her that is all she could think about. Thad also said that he didn’t want to tell Charlie about the days because then that would be all she would think about. This also supports the main idea because even though Thad didn’t want her to think about it she did. She was always counting down the days she had left, and the days Thad had left. This book was important and meaningful to me because it made me realize that time is short and to make the best out of every moment.
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The setting of the story is an island that is like going to prison. People in there have 365 days to find a "portal". No one knows when a new person is joining the people in Nil. Charlie, the main character, was new on Nil. On her first day, she thought that she died, and that she is the only one on Nil. When she first got there, she was in a red rock field, but then she saw water, and found food. If I was there, I would probably not be happy because I would only have only 365 days to find a "portal and get out of there. What if I didn't find a portal. I would be terrified. If she was there by herself, I think she would die because she wouldn't know the rules of Nil. If I was there by myself and if the island was real, and there was no book about it, then I wouldn't know the rules too and die.
Good Job. do you think they are going to find something that give them a good clue that what they have to do? Do you like That point of view?, i think sometimes is a little boring. Do you think that the author could do a better job with the secondary characters?
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17 years old girl. Charlie doesn't know the rules, She doesn't even know where shes is at.she can't remember anything and now she is naked in the middle of a rock field.She cannot see sign of people around her,until she met the leader of the group of the teenagers refugees. He explained her the rules and where they are. they are in an island named Nil, they have 365 days,1 year to try to escape/leave the island or they die.
If I'm in that situation the only thing that you need to do is study the island, obviously the first couple days you will be confused or feeling like that, I have to do all by myself and if i find people that could be great because you can put all the ideas, maps, clues together and try to find a solution. I'm not saying that be there could be cool but just i have to be smart to escape.
Good summary. I have a question, do you like the book? Did you get to the part when they find Ramia's bracelet? If you did what do you think it means? Do you think that she's dead? Well,I think she is and she left the bracelet just to warn the people on Nil. If you didn't get to that part, it's fine.
DeleteThanks, you did a good job too. I could say yes but sometimes is a little boring and no interesting situations. Yes, i think that the bracelet will give them a clue, I don't know in what way but could mean something.
Deletei think they will find more people around them, are you agree with me?.
I think that the story is good but the author should have put more interesting events. I'm on page 172 and the story doesn't really change. The only change in the story is when Charley goes to Nil City, and when Rory dies. I reached the part when Charley find a place full of diamonds. Do you think that this will do something to change the story? Charley said that she's working on her secret plan.
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Charley is a girly-girl and I think that she will become a tom-boy throughout the book because she will have to learn how to survive and if I were suddenly in her situation I would probably gather up some rock or something sharp and when i walk somewhere with wood i would mark on the trees so i would know whether I had passed that way or not but if there were already cuts on trees I would follow those and if that lead to a dead end I would go walk around until i found food and hope that I would get lucky and find food within three days.
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DeleteWell it depends were you got to in the book. If you got to the part were she meets Thad,then I don't think that she has to be in the "survival mode". Thad takes her to Nil city and then she joins it, but she has to have a job in order to stay there. She's not sure what job she's good at or she's going to choose. I did not get to the part where she chooses her job. What do you think she's going to choose? I really have no idea what she's going to be.
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Charlie is a athlete in her normal life. She is taken to a mysterious island of Nil via gate. She has to survive alone for the beginning of her time by creating a small hut and making a weapon to 'fish'. She's informed by Thad a boy she meets on the island that the island has a name—Nil—and that the only way off is through a portal such as the one that brought her there in the first place. There's the ticking deadline attached to every character, with a built-in protocol for removing old people and introducing new ones on a constant basis. I think I would find anything I would find and survive and protect myself to anything that might cause me harm. Like Charlie did. Therefore the ultimate goal I would have is to survive.
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The character , Charley first wants to find a way to escape Nil, but when she noctices the strange things happening she changes to escape to survival. The setting is like a island where it appears she is the only one on the islnad, her first thoughts was that she had died and that she was all alone, which she hates being alone and by herself, and always has to be around and next to someone esle.When she starts to see water and animals and clothes for herself because she is naked when she gets there, she not only bulids her a hide out and cover space, she starts to look for more things and expore the ialnd a little more. Charley would never have thought of doing that the first day she was there, but seeing how just sitting there was not going to get her out of the island she had to go out of her comfort zone to find a way out.
My reaction to having to adapt to Nil, would not be as calm as Charleys was, I would be mad and I could’nt just sit there and not do nothing for days. I would act like that because I would have to at least know I made a effort each day to try to get out of the place.
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DeleteI think Nil survivors will definetly appreciate dangerous beauty. maybe more than before. There memores on Nil will stand for something they overcame, somethings they beat. so even though they probably never want to go back to Nil, they will still appreciate dangerous beauty
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The character Charley fell asleep and woke up on a beautiful island named Nil. She woke up naked and didn't know where she was and couldn't find anyone until 12 days. She had to survive on her own by eating coconuts and had a spear to catch fish with. Charley thinks she is dead until she finds a boy named Thad. Thad is a boy that's been there for more than 200 days so he knows everything about the island. He knows that you have 365 days for you to get out of the island or die. I would not be happy if I had to live on an island for 365 days just to likely die. I would be freaking out because I'm not much of a survival person.
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In the book Nil a girl who is 17 years old named Charley gets thrown on this island through a shimmer she found in the Target parking lot. She wakes up naked with nothing and no one around her. She doesn’t know what the rules are or how to escape or anything. She eventually finds some clothes to put on, but they aren’t hers so she is confused. She starts looking around for something to help her escape or someone to talk to. Since she is stuck on an island with nothing around her she doesn’t know what to do.
If I was thrown on an island with nothing or no one around me, I would freak out. I wouldn’t know what to do. I would probably be so scared and just start screaming for someone to help me even though that wouldn’t help because there would be no one around. I would try my hardest to find things that would help me survive, but I probably wouldn’t be able to.
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The main character Charley is a normal teenage girl who is just living her life. She went to target to return some clothes and as she as walking in she noticed a rainbow looking glare.That glare took her to a island named Nil. Once she got to Nil she had to find a way to get out. The whole idea of the island is to see if you an escape. She only has 365 days. The setting of Nil is a quiet place where she thinks to be all alone Charley hates to be alone, she is always with someone so she is kinda freaking out. When she woke up in Nil she was completely naked, she didn't know what had happened to her clothes or how she had gotten to the island. She found some type of clothing that would work for now. She found a place to hide out so she could cool down and get some shade. Charley had to get out of her comfort zone and try to escape the island of Nil.
If i was in Nil i would be freaking out and probably crying. i would think of trying to escape at all. If i was naked i would look for some clothes like Charley did. After a couple days i would start to try to find a way out because i couldn't just sit there doing nothing the whole time.
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A girl named Charley, began her survival on the island Nil. Charley described the setting as a creepy rock field with large boulders as big as buses, jagged rocks the color of rust, small chunk like cares, and a million smaller rocks; the size of golf balls, baseballs, volleyballs, etc. The setting of the story made Charley feel trapped and made her push herself even further than she thought. My reaction to having to adapt to this type of survival would make my aggravated and lonely. It would make me mad/lonely because I like to be around my friends and family and not by myself.
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In the book Nil, Charley is in a Target parking lot when she passes out. When she wakes up she is naked and alone in a big red rock field. The big red rock field has a lot of rocks of different size rocks and all of them are red. This is scary to Charley because she doesn’t like to be alone and she is naked and doesn’t know where she is. If I woke up naked in a place i didn’t know I would be scared too. I would be scared because I don’t like not knowing where I am and it would be weird to be naked and alone.
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The setting on the island Nil first affected Charley
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reason this had scared her so bad was because charley is a girl who enjoys others company and hates being alone so when she was placed on Nil it forced her to think survival and not social. Nil has forced charley to become alot more independent compared to when she isnt on Nil. charley has many conflicting choices to make like wether she just stays where she is and try to survive or continue moving to see if she can find people.Being on Nil is completely changing charley.My reaction to having to adapt would be similar to hers excpet i would have tryed to get my surroundings instead of running to hide being the first thing i do. i would then try to find shelter and create weapons basically try my best just to survive. i Would at this way because not knowing where i am scares me so i would try to first survive then try to find out where i am currently.
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In the book Nil< Charley the main character has been transported to a weird island. Charley dosent know where she is, why she is there or how she got there. For 12 days charley trys to survive by finding food, creating shelter and exploring the island to try and find ways off. On the twelve day charley finds thad, who she is suspious of because he is a stranger on some desserted island asking her questions. As soon as she can, charley asks all the questions she can about the island and why shes there. Thad who has been on the island for a long time knows all the answers but pretty much avoids to answers to try not to scare charley.
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The book that I'm reading doesn't have a lot of characters. I think no one of the characters' actions are bad. They're doing everything they need to do to survive Nil. First, Charlie was alone for twelve days. Twelve days living by herself, she survived. So nothing is wrong with that. Thad, is another main character, he does everything to help charlie dealing with the island and other new things. when Thad first met Charlie, he really wanted to help her. I think he's acting good because Charlie needs a lot of help because she's new.
Shouldn't the characters be trying harder to get off the island, not just live on it? They keep trying to emphasise tic-toc shouldn't they spending there time getting off the island? Making plans, surviving.
DeleteI think Thad did a good job with helping charlie too but on the way back to the camp when charlie passed out and hit her head Thad told Jason to tell them about Kevin first besides about charlie that was passed out. What do you think Thad should of done?
DeleteWhy do you think the book has few characters? In my opinion I think they have quite a few characters on such a small living quarters which is the city. I agree with your statement that Thad is doing a good job because he is showing Charley everything about the island and answering most of her questions.
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There's no characters that I'm disagree with.
Charley is doing a good job. She survived her fist days in the island. She's trying to figure out if is more people in the island, searching ways to return to home and asking their selves how to return or why they are there. That is a veteran in the island who give us his point of view too. He's trying to discover more areas alongside Charley. he could become a little boring.The characters were not this book’s strong point. There was little development for the main characters, let alone the abundance of secondary characters that were introduced throughout the novel.
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The character that I don't agree with would be Thad because he likes Charlie and wants to date her and spends anytime he can with her. What I see wrong with it is that he can’t because she has the chance at dying any minute i mean if you like her go after her you idiot i mean you also have a chance at dying at any minute.
Do you think Charley and Thad will make it off the island as a couple or do you think that they will still be single? In your opinion do you think there are other ships other than Charlie and Thad?
Do you think Nil was ever a peaceful place where people actually lived but had to abandon it for some unknown reason? If so what do you think the reason was and does it have anything to do why there is no children or adults on the island?
I totally wish they will get off the island together. I dont know about the ships but i hope Natalie will get to a gate so she can be with her man. I think there must be another backstory to NIL other than just kid get teleported there then teleported out. Maybe there is an adult that could never have children so they like made a device that like teleported kids the NIL and there nickname was NIL or it was there name or something.
DeleteToo answer your second question. I think that it did use to have people on it because there is always shirts and shorts for the new people who just got on the island. I think they had to get of the island because of the big air wall that is there. I think the first one that charlie saw that got her there was a kidnapping and gassed her and she say it then.
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I think that Charley and Thad won’t get off the island actually together since they both live in different places. I do think that once they are both off the island though they will try to find each other and hopefully get together. I hope they both get off the island and eventually end up together because I think they would be good together.
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I agree that Thad should just tell Charley that he likes her because if he does he will find out that she likes him as well. They don´t have a lot of time left together because Thad has already been on Nil for 260 days and charley just got there.
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I dont think Nil was ever a place where people lived and thrived.I dont think Nil is a part of their earth. Possibly a product of imagination or somewhere in your subconsious. my guess is guess that at the end of the book The charcters will wake up right where they left off just like nothing happened but will still have all the memories of nil.
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I disagree with how all the characters are acting. They act as though they shall contribute to the island. But they aren't contributing in a way that can get them off the island. Charley finally makes a plan that can do so. After all these years of all the people she is the only one that has this kind of plan or an idea to get off the island? I don't understand this. If the people really want to survive they wouldn’t be helping the island they would want to get off the island in any way they could possibly try.
Kate Sauer
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I think that the characters are contributing to the island, but they are trying to get off as well because whenever a “gate” shows up they try to run as fast as they can to get to it. They sometimes miss it but they run as fast as they can and use all of their energy to get to one. But i do see what you’re saying. If they want to get off so bad why aren’t they constantly moving to go find a “gate” or whatever?
Dominick Brown
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I really don't disagree with any of the characters actions because they all have there own ways how to survive on the island of Nil. The only thing that I would disagree with is that Thad went surfing when we he should be help searching for more supplies and tools to help the other people there with him. They don't even know were they are or know a way of the island besides the big wall of air but they don't even know what happens when you go through it. They should try to find a ocean and see if they can see a ship at the ocean to get off the island.
I disagree with your statement because they are kids stuck on a beautiful island. They can have a little fun if they want. There is also no ships that come by. Also Thad said that if you try rowing away in a boat the current will drive you back to land. They specifically said that the only way out is through the gate that comes at noon everyday.
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I disagree with Thad not wanting to tell Charley about only getting to be on the island for 365 days.To me that is just sneaky, I know he does not want make her worried in all but still not telling her is being dishonets and is just wrong. That only makes her not worry about getting off the island, and makes her think there is nothing wrong, or that you should not be in a hurry to escape the island.
I think Thad should have just told Charley about the number of days they get on the island, and should not have worried about what she thinks becasue it was the truth and she needs to know.
Tori White
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I agree that Thad should tell charley about the 365 day thing because soon Thad will be gone. he has already been on Nil for about 266 days and Charley just got there. Do you think he will end up tell her and if so how do you think she will respond and react.
Sara Noel
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Macy states that she believes she’s on Nil for a reason, and that all the teens are there for a reason--but she also says she’s not sure that all the teens are on Nil for the same reason. What do you think Macy means by we all are not on the island for the same reason?
Throughout NIL, the idea of dangerous beauty is ever-present, as is the tension between paradise and doom. Could a NIL survivor ever appreciate true beauty or danger away from the island?
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DeleteKate Sauer
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I disagree with Thad’s actions. I disagree with the fact that Thad likes Charley and Charley likes Thad but they won’t tell each other. Thad keeps hinting about liking her by saying she’s beautiful and he offered to brush her hair for her. He also keeps hanging out with her on the island and doesn’t want to leave her. He always wants to be with her and wants to take care of her. What’s wrong with this is he likes her but he won’t tell her and it is making me annoyed. I wish he would just tell her instead of just hinting it. They would be so good together. I would suggest that he just tell her and go for it. They would end up together and be happy because Charley likes him as well.
Joshua Moore
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I agree that Thad should tell Charley how he feels about her. I am also annoyed that they keep hinting at it to each other. I wish Thad would just tell her because then he would be happier. If Thad would tell her already then they could be together because Charley likes Thad too.
Tori White
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The charaters action that i disagree with is Thad. Thad wont tell Charley that he thinks she is pretty and that he likes her. In the Thad chapters he is always thinking in his head that Charley is beautiful but it is bothering me that he wont tell her. Also in the Charley chapters she is thinking that he is very handsome, and that she likes his hair and his blue eyes. I think that it is wrong for them not to tell each other because Thad has already been on the island of Nil for like 260 days and Charley has only been there for 13 days. If they do not tell each other soon it will be too late because each person on Nil only has 365 days to get off and if they don´t get off the island they just disapear and Thad doesn´t have a lot of time left and charley just got there. I would suggest that they tell each other before they run out of time.
Colin Ray
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I disagree with the decision that Sy took the bracelet and bone with him instead of listening to Johan and burying it. I have a bad feeling that it will give the whole group lots of bad luck in the future. I think he is acting like that because he doesn't know of all Nil's plans and he should respect the dead. That was the only few remaining pieces of Ramia's body and they took it. I agree with Thad's response to it and telling him to bury it immediately because he doesn't trust keeping it. Sy is always the one messing things up and I don't want him messing something else up again.
Joshua Moore
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I agree that Si should not have taken the bracelet. I also think it will bring bad luck to the city and to the group. He should have just left it with the body. However I do understand why Si took it, he wanted people to know that she was dead so that they could put a cross on the wall.
MIa Morrison
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Scheller
On the island nil, carley has been completly taken out of her world and put in a new one. Charley in a matter of minutes Charleys mindset had to switch from returning shorts at target to finding a way to survive in a deserted island. On the island charey values food and water and ofcourse thad. Even though charley pretty much is stranded on an island she knows nothing about she still finds intrest in a boy. Who not to mention has intrest in her. While charley is trying the figure out the Nil life, she trys to find hope in every way possible.she wants to know she will get off the island; however she still dosent know the worst part. She only has 365 days to get off.
Joshua Moore
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I disagree with Thad not telling Charley that you only have 365 days to get off the island. Thad was just trying to protect Charley from knowing the truth about Nil, but Charley deserved to know that you only have a year to get off the island. Even though Thad was just trying to keep Charley happy and have her not think about how many days she has left, he should have told her sooner. Thad should have told Charley the day she got to the city, he should have just told her everything up front so that she would know.
I totally agree. Thad should have told her because she would have fought twice as hard to get of the island than she did before. And it was going to come out anyway I don´t understand why he was stalling the inevitable.
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The most important conflict in the book is that Thad is trying to avoid talking to Charley for an unknown reason. So after Rory dies, Thad stops talking to Charley. Charley doesn't know why he stopped talking to her, but she's trying to talk to him. I think this is important to the plot because Thad is now helping other people and not just Charley. I think this is a good and a bad thing. Good, because Thad is helping people and solve their problems, and bad because his relationship with Charley isn't strong anymore. A good thing that Charley is trying to talk to Thad again but he ignores her.
Mateo Morales
DeleteI am agree with you, thats is one of the most important plots in this book.Thad is not acting as a leader. That should talk with Charley about why hes not talking her,, give her a good reason, Hopefully they will be together again, helping each other
Do you think Thad will catch a gate and return home, or you think he will die. I think he will survive and catch a gate, and then after a couple of days, Charley will catch a gate and get back home. I don´t think that Charley will stay there until her last day because she will miss Thad a lot. What do you think about that?
DeleteWhat I consider to be the most important conflict in the book is the Nil itself because you never know what's going to happen( like Charley banging her head against the rocks), you never know what you will see( like a bone bracelet), you never know if you will run into another person(like Charley) or if you do how long it will take ( for Charley it took 12 days), and you never know when a gate will appear and when it will disappear( that’s why people go out and search for them). I know i’m talking about obvious things in the book but they are a conflict.
ReplyDeleteWhen they get off the island do you think they will remember each other and the island or do you think that they will have amnesia or do you think they will remember and just block it out of their mind?
The gates work both ways they can send people home and they can bring animals in but how do the gates really work I mean other than the obvious and do you think that someone can control they gates and when they appear?
Mateo Morales
Deletei think that when they return to home they will forget all but they will have flash-backs and they could recognize the people who were in the island. It is hard to talk about how the portal works, i think there is people who controls the island and the people who is in the island is kind of important for the island and that is why they selected them.
I think they totally remember every detail on the island why shouldn´t they when they first got there they remembered who they where before why shouldn´t they remember the island? Maybe since no one can go into the mountains cause of the cold wheather there is someone up there controlling what happened a scientists trying to test a theory.
DeleteI thinks Nill is a big conflict also. The whole thing would not of happened if it was not for Nill. No one would be there if Nill was not there. Nill creates the gates and who goes to the island.
DeleteKate Sauer
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I think that when everyone gets off the island they will remember each other. At least I hope they do. I especially hope that Charley and Thad remember each other so they can get together. If they don’t I’m going to very sad. I feel like since they remember what happened before they got taken to the island then they should remember what happened on the island when they get taken home.
I totally agree with the fact that the main conflict is indeed Nil itself as for the gates i think that Nil is almost an evil entity maybe created by something to do one thing and that is to get people on the island and kill them before they can get off the gates are their only hope as to a means of escape Thad himself does not know whether you actually get home safe.
DeleteI don´t think that they will forget everything. I think they will remember everything happened, but they won´t tell anyone about it because they won´t believe them. I think Thad will go to Rosewell, Georgia to meet Charley again. Or Charley will go to Canada to see Thad again.
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I think that one of the most important problems in the book is when Rory dies. Because after that is when Thad stopped talking Charley, without reason . Thad still the same leader, searching new ways to escape or helping more people, he is not helping Charley anymore. So at this point hes not acting as a leader, doesn't matter if he helps another people, he has to be equal to all the island people. That should solve the problems that he has with Charley and be together again.
That's a good answer. I think that Thad should tell Charley why he's avoiding her. I think he's doing that because he doesn't want to hurt her. He thought that he didn't protect Rory and he can't protect her. Why do you think Thad is ignoring Charley? Should he talk to her again?
DeleteThe reason i think that Thad is not talking to Charley is because he does not want to get to close because if he does he might not want to leave and say with charlie and he would die if he does that. I think he will talk to Charlie just not a lost because he does not want to get close.
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What I consider to be the biggest conflict is the fear of never getting off the island. Thad spends all his time feeling guilty for the thought if I die and Charley is left behind she´ll have no one. He´s counting down the days till he dies and he loses her or he gets off the island and loses her. At the end of the book he struggles with this which is why he gives up his way of the island for her. In the end he got what he wanted and so did she.Why do you think all of this happened? What would your explanation of what happened on Nil?
Tori White
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I completly agree with this. If Thad leaves than Charley wont have anyone because she is the closest with Thad. Thad is the one who showed Charley around the whole city. Also they both like each other but they are both to scared to tell each other. I think that Charley would be lost without Thad on the island.
I agree the two characters Thad and Charley have really come to love each other and if one of them leaves it will leave one of them completely distraught. This is definitely One of the major conflicts think maybe that might find a way to both go back together but that's the best case scenario.
DeleteI think the most important conflict is when a new person lands on the island. The people there have to help calm the person down and help them understand what is happening. If they don't do it they right way that person might go crazy and freak out and hurt other people. They also need help of the new people so when the other people leave they can take there place with there jobs so that everyone else can be fine so that it is easier for everyone else. That is what i think is the most important conflict.
ReplyDeleteThat is true especially with Rory landing on the island and all of his craziness. He of course lands right next to the city and freaks out when he finds everyone and calls them a tribe. I think it would be best for someone to land far away from the city and work their way there.
DeleteTori White
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This is a huge conflict in the story. Everytime a new person lands on Nil they have no idea what is going on or where they are. Thad is usually the one to explain things to the new people. Everyone on the island has to have a job so the people who have been there awhile has to explain what they need to do to help the island.
Ethan Martin
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I disagree with Charley being introduced to the city of Nil because she will have less responsibilities. By Charley being introduced to the city of Nil, people will give her food, give her shelter, and be there to help her with gathering food. Charley is acting/thinking this way because she wanted to be around people other than herself and wanted. What I see wrong with this is it will make her become more lazy with caring for herself. What I would’ve done was talked to people, but not have other people do stuff for me. A preferable behavior to act would be to say it respectfully and not get yourself left behind.
I disagree with your comment because it would be almost impossible to live on Nil by yourself. She had to get introduced to the city because the city needs as much people as possible. Charley is not the type of person to be lazy on the island and even if she was, Thad wouldn't put up with it.
DeleteI think the most important conflict in the book is when Rory land on the island. Rory is a kid that lands on the island and starts havoc everywhere. He gets into fights with Natalie and Thad. They all start cursing at each other. Rory ends up stealing a bunch of knives and while Thad starts fighting Rory, a hog comes out of no where and kills Rory. It's important because if you do bad things on the island, Nil has a consequence. I disagree with Rory's decision because it got him killed for it.I react this way because every person matters on Nil, even if their a little bad.
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I think the main conflict is when people try to catch a gate. Each person on Nil arrives by a gate that should take you out of Nil. Everyone on Nil only has 365 days to catch a gate so they can leave. Groups of people go to search for gates around noon each day so they can escape. When someone catches a gate other people might get mad because that person who got the gate probably had more time to live than other people. If you dont catch a gate by the time your 365 days are up you just die and no one knows where they go.
Kate Sauer
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I totally agree with this. If they want to get off the island they need to find a gate and no one is really doing anything about it except going out at a specific time to look for gates. What if gates come at night and they miss them? Also why do people get mad that someone found a gate and escaped? I would be happy for them because they didn’t have to stay any longer. Then again if they had more days than me and they got to leave the island before me, I would be a little upset as well.
Ethan Martin
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The most important conflict in Nil was when Charley found out that after 365 days on the island, you disappear/die. This was the most important conflict because it made her more aware of what could happen if she doesn’t catch the gate in time. It also seemed to make her scared because she would never make it back home. My reaction to this was surprised because if Charley didn't know what would happen if you went past 365 days, then she wouldn't have been worried about the days counting down. I reacted this way because Charley would be worried about how many days everyone has left.
Joshua Moore
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4/27/18
I agree that this is an important conflict in the story. Someone should have told Charley earlier so she could be aware of it. I was also surprised that they didn’t tell her sooner. They should have told her when she arrived in the city so that she would understand how Nil works.
Mia Morrison
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Although charley is the main character is Charley, i don’t think this is the biggest conflict on Nil. Because everyone only has 365 days, its a part of nil. Its nils whole idea. So even though that is a huge part of the story, the conflict is still mainly between the islanders and the island.
DeleteSara Noel
2nd hour
Mrs.Scheller
I get what you mean about Charley finding out about you only getting to be on the island for 365 days is the most important conflict , but that was just something she needed to know. Everyone on the island knows about the days and when ever Charley found out she was not upset a little worried but she was okay with it and dealt with it in an appropriate matter.
Kate Sauer
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I think the most important conflict in the book is not being able to get off the island. I think this is the most important one because that is what they are all trying to do, but none of them can. LIke they all want to go home, but they can’t unless they find a gate and gates don’t appear often. But when the gates do appear no one can catch them because they move too fast or the wrong person goes towards them. I think this is important to the plot because otherwise they would all just be stuck on this island with no way to escape and they would be stuck forever. I would freak out if I got thrown on this island and didn’t know why or how to escape, but I would be working really hard to try to find a gate.
Joshua Moore
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4/27/18
I agree that an important conflict is getting off the island. This is important because that’s the only way they can leave and get off the island. I would also be freaking out if I was on the island. I would be trying to help people get off the island and i would also be trying to find a way for me to get off the island.
The most important conflict in this book would be the whole concept of Nil itself let me explain the teens on this island use nil to explain that the island is teasing them or watching what they do the whole conflict of this book is based around what Nil does to this group of teens. my reaction to this conflict is at first confused but then intrigued with how they compare the islands name to an evil entity. i reacted this way because at first i had thought the island was alive so i was confused but the further it when i understood and like Nil.
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4/27/18
The most important conflict in the book Nil is everyone trying to get off the island. Everyone is trying to get off the island and they only have 365 days to do it. This is important to the plot because as peoples days get shorter and shorter things in the book get more intense and suspenseful. This is stressful to me because as peoples days get shorter the book gets more intense and its interesting and exciting to me. Natalies days are getting shorter too and this is stressful because Natalie is a good person and deserves to get off the island.
Mia Morrison
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5th
Although there are other people competing for a gate, the island is what brought you there in the first place. The competition is one of Nios games. The island wants you to feel scared and worried about your future. This is a part of Nils fun. Although it seems some poeple on the island are greedy and would take someone elses gate, most people follow the ”priority” idea and help eachother get off.
Mia Morrison
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5th
In Nil, i think the most important conflict is between Nil and the islanders in the city. Nil is always playing games with the islanders, Right when they feel on top of things Nil throws another curve ball. The islanders try and play her games but often end up losing. The island has many ways of shaking things up. For example, she will make quakes, bring big wild animals in through gates, and confuse you with dangerous beauty. The islanders hate Nil because the island first took them from their lives and NIl often takes the lives of islanders when they don’t find a gate or when something else dangerous takes their life. However they still find the island amazingly beautiful in many ways.
Sara Noel
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Mrs.Scheller
The most important conflict in the book,Nil is just trying to get off the island itself and to look for gates and make sure you get home in 365 days. I think getting off the island is the most important conflict becasue you can die if you dont, and having to keep peace with everyone while trying to ecaspe is just one of Nils “perks” on the island that everyone has to deal with. I would just try to get off the isalnd regardless of how many days I have or anyone else has because in the end all I have is myself and why stay and fight off Nil when you have a chance to leave everyday at noon.
Tori White
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I completely agree with this because from the first day your on the island to the very last day everyone is just trying to escape. Some people dont even know about how many days you have on Nil or how to escape. Getting off of Nil is a huge conflict for the poeple on Nil.
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Mrs.Scheller
Nil has a full cast of characters. With the year deadline and constant arrival and removal of teens. Who is the bravest? The most cowardly? Which character on Nil would you choose as an ally? Who would be your friend or your enemy on Nil?
Mateo Morales\
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You have very good questions. but we can easy know that. Thad is the bravest person in the island, but when he talks about love or feeling he's not. You cannot have anemys, because you will have problems and you dont want to die. Grupo work is one of the rules to survive
Kate Sauer
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3rd hour
I would probably choose Thad as my ally. He seems very good in situations like they are in. He seems like the person that is good at surviving with barely any resources and cane make things to help him survive. He seems very outdoorsy and I’m really not, so I would need someone who is to help me get around an survive. But I wouldn’t choose anyone as my enemy because everyone seems super nice except for Rory, but you need to get along with everyone it seems in order to survive because everyone has their special skills on the island.
Ramez Mosad
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Nil has a lot of different themes because two people are telling the story. From Thad´s point of view, the theme would be: ¨Don´t let one little make far away from your true love.¨ So when Rory died, Thad thought that it was his fault,so he decided to not to talk to Charley anymore because he didn´t want to get her in danger. From Charley´s point of view, The theme would be: ¨Wherever you are, enjoy your moment because life is short.¨ Charley has been in the island for 25 days and she thinks she doesn´t have much time left, and she decided to enjoy her life with Thad because he, too, doesn´t have much time left (he has been there for 290 days) in Nil.
Mateo Morales
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Sheller
Good job. It's a good point talk about Thad. But this book give us as readers a lot of questions. its a book where you don't know what is going to happen next. I think that Thad will save Charley life. what do you think?
My theme was SURVIVAL, what do you think about my theme?
Rachel Stover
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Mrs. Scheller
Its a good idea to point out there is two points of view. Showing two ways of someone who knows what the island is capable of and someone who just showed up trying to figure out whats going and how to escape but they both have the tic toc factor.
I also think the two characters have different themes because they all have the own ways how to get out off Nil. Like Charlie and Thad would not have the same theme because they are two different people.
DeleteI agree with your stance on Charley is. She keeps telling herself that she is going to die but however she still has over 300 days left unlike Thad who has only 75 days. Thad only cares if other people make it out instead of him like he did with Li and Natalie.
DeleteTori White
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I agree with this because Thad is a more sensitive guy when someone dies. I like how every other chapter is charley and then the other ones are Thad. Since the Chapters are two different people you get the see both of their point of views. Thad is a person who tries to care about getting other people out of Nil instead of himself. Charley just doesnt really know what to do to get out of Nil because she wants to stay with Thad.
Mateo Morales
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Sheller
I think that the main idea is SURVIVAL.
A group of teenagers are sent to this island.
They have 365 days to survive/go home or they die: While characters are in the island they are learning rules of survival. No technology, no food markets, no common places. I think this is important because its how the book started and what they have to do to return to home. To the island came different people of different places around the world, so they have to learn how live with them and find the way to leave as soon as possible. They do not met all the people who is in the island but is a good point to highlight.
I also think that survival is a big theme in Nil because if you can survive you wont be able to get home or get of the island. If you cant survive you would die on the island or will still be there on day 365 which you you also die if you are still there on that day.
DeleteThe theme of Nil is not lose hope because when Charlie and Thad are together they have the hope that they will both get off the island together and it does happen in the end. Though once Charlie gets home she thinks she will never see Thad again and starts to lose hope but she regains her hope once he shows up at her doorstep. Then there is Natalie who thinks that Kevin is dead and lost hope but then she finds out that he alive and regains hope that she will make it off the island.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a very good idea as to what the main theme is and i do agree if you lose hope you will never get off the island and it also makes sense to me as the main theme especially when it comes to the end of the book.
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i do not think charley and thad
being together gave them hope. there was no future on the island so they had no clue what was going to happen. Thad didnt want to leave the island because of charley. Charley had no clue what to think. she couldnt imagine what the island would be like without thad. But she did not want him to die.
Rachel Stover
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Mrs. Scheller
The main idea is the idea of going home. Yes they must survive, but in all they are all trying to go home. If they thought there was no way of the island and all they had to do was survive they would stay in the city build it up and live there and survive there. But every waking moment on the island is decreasing there time to find a way to escape. To go home. There is also the main idea of love through all the hardships true love and the people who are in it always finds each other.
I agree with this of the fact that they are all trying to get back to their homes the main idea is the fact that they have to get back home before their time runs out i think this is a good idea as to what the main theme of Nil is
DeleteThe main theme of Nil, is to never give up because if you give up on Nil there is no way you will find a gate and get out of Nil. If you give up on Nil, on the 365th day on Nil you will die. If you give up it hurts everyone else too because everyone needs to help in order to make it easier for everyone else. This what i think the most important theme is in Nil. If you give up there is no way out of Nil.
ReplyDeleteIf you give up your not immediately going to die on Nil. There is still other people on there to help you get your head in the right direction. But in the end, giving up late into your tenure on Nil is a death sentence. You will eventually die. There is no point in giving up.
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I also believe that one major theme is to not give up. I think that you can’t give up on this island because then you would never escape at all. If one person gives up that person is sort of hurting everyone else too since everyone is working together to try and escape. If people give up or stop trying, no one would escape because no one would be looking for the gates and everyone would just die or disappear because their time would run out.
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Mrs. Scheller
I have questions. Do you think since its so cold up in the mountains someone living up there like the scientists who created the place back in the 1970's?
And after Charley and Thad leave the island do you think the island will backlash against those still on the island?
Colin Ray
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The main of idea of the book Nil is to never look back and never give up. If you think of the past before your life on Nil you will eventually give up and be really sad. If you don´t try to find a gate on Nil, you will die on day 365 on Nil and never see your family again. You can only look forward. You can´t change your past but change your future. You need to work as a team to help get all of the veterans out of Nil and then once you are a veteran, then you can try to catch a gate.
Tori White
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The main idea or theme in this book is to escape Nil. Once you get placed on Nil you only have 365 day to find a gate to leave. If you dont catch a gate in 365 days of being on Nil you just die and no one knows why. "you have one year. to catch a gate or- he stopped, his sapphire eyes so full of fire i thought he might go up in flames. or? i prompted. you die" page 102. Charley didnt know about the 365 day thing so Thad had to tell her. This is a big deal to Charley because Charley probably had been thinking nothing of it or anything of a way to escape.
Kate Sauer
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3rd hour
The main idea of this book is to escape. This is the main idea because that is what everyone on the island is trying to do. If they don’t escape they will die or disappear. To survive they have to escape within the 365 days that they are there. Also they can’t give up because if they give up they won’t be able to escape. So another major theme is to never give up or stop trying. Everyone is trying to escape the island so they can go home. They have their search teams that they go out with to look for gates so that they all can escape the island. Therefore the main idea of Nil is to escape before you die or disappear.
Mia Morrison
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when THad met charley he didnt want to escape. thad didnt want to leave her.He would have done anything to stay with her. but that would have killed him. Charley is dangerous beauty just like Nil.
Joshua Moore
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5/9/18
I also agree that getting off the island is the main idea. That is what they are all trying to do throughout the whole book. Also the people that have less days left get priority to go look and catch gates, and the search teams are there to help the person catch the gate and go home.
The main theme for Nil i find is to never take anything for granted. as shown in the book when charley misses her sister and her drinks and her food. (¨i mised em i missed home i missed my life.) Pg 172. This shows that charley really had taken her life for granted and when taken away from it she misses it dearly. another example is Thad when he says he misses his dad and what he said to him last. (¨i got in a fight with my dad i wish i didn´t remember the last thing i said.¨) he got mad and also took it for granted and now misses him as well as snowboarding. That´s why i believe that is the main theme.
ReplyDeleteMia Morrison
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The main theme of Nil is dangerous beauty. The islanders struggle with the idea that there is no future. Nil confuses them with the beauty of the island. But you cant stay. You either stay focused and catch a gate or you die. Thad struggled with staying focused on leaving the island because he didnt really want to leave. He wanted to stay with charley. Thad knew he had to stay focused to leave. Ramia had warned him. He didnt want to believe that charley would keep him from leaving but it was supposed to happen. Just like Nil, charley was dangerous beauty.
Joshua Moore
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5/9/18
The main idea of the boom is to escape. This is the main idea because that is what they are all trying to do, and if you do not escape in a year you die. Thad told Charlie that you only have a year to get off the island or you die. This supports the main idea because when he finally told her that is all she could think about. Thad also said that he didn’t want to tell Charlie about the days because then that would be all she would think about. This also supports the main idea because even though Thad didn’t want her to think about it she did. She was always counting down the days she had left, and the days Thad had left. This book was important and meaningful to me because it made me realize that time is short and to make the best out of every moment.