Market Nags
Sell food in the market
The Locusts
A security force that polices public areas
Guard access routes in and out of the two main areas (Slum City and Mangeria City.
They are brutal and vicious
The Pulaks
People who pull vehicles like taxis
Muti Nags
Provide some form of medication to people
The wardens
Appointed too deal with groups such as children
Example: orphan warden, scholar warden
The Drainers
Deal with waste disposal
The Reader
Teaches the children of the Posh to read
The news traders
A journalist
The Scavvies/Necromunda
Sea scavengers who raise relics from the underwater city, a city that was covered by the rising ocean.
The Rejects
People who are no longer wanted in society and are treated as rubbish.
They are unable to work.
Forage landfills.
Where do the Rejects live?
Slum City rooftops
What is Kitty’s real name?
Katherine Seven
Describe Kitty/Katherine Seven
- Apparently shallow and selfish
- Kitty saved Ettie’s from being burned when they were children
- Ettie believes Kitty is helpless and vulnerable
- Later on the reader realises Kitty is involved in an attempt to remove the number’s from people’s spines.
- She turns out to be resourceful and intelligent
Describe Nicholas
- Son of the Guardian of Justice and Peace
- Not like other Mangerians
- Trained to be a Locust but is compassionate
- Attracted to Ettie, remains loyal to her and Kitty
Describe Mistress and Master
- Two characters seen in conflict with each other.
- They both want to protect their own families’ power and traditional roles.
- Master publicly humiliates Mistress and sacrifices her interests for his own.
- When Master dies, Mistress is indifferent (has no sympathy/interest).
Describe Larissa
- At first she is utterly selfish and cruel
- She plays with the two drudges as pawns, setting each against the other
- Once she develops affection for Ettie
- She remain loyal to Ettie and choose her as her companion over any other person.
Describe Handler Xavier
- Orphan warden’s son
- Part of the resistance movement
- Cold, manipulative and self-centered, using the girls for ‘the game’ to ensure his survival.
- He is always listening and watching
- Later on Ettie realises that Xavier watches over Kitty because he made a promise to her parents before they died
What point of view is The Mark written in?
First person.
From Ettie’s point of view.
