Spaz Character Analysis

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In the novel the main theme is individual vs. society. The main character Spaz differs from the society because he has epilepsy. Ryter which is an old gummy is different from society because he still believes in books and knows more about the past than most people. Lanaya which is the soon to be future master of Eden is different from society because she believes it isn't fair that normals get treated differently from proovs. Bean is different because she is smarter than most people from the urb. All these characters are different from the society in some ways. Each in everyone contribute to The Last Book in the Universe.
Spaz differs from the rest of the society because is one of the few normals to cross latches and go into eden without getting canceled. He also has a disease called epilepsy. Which means he has seizures repeatedly over time and are episodes of disturbed brain activity. In this time period
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Most normals only believe that the present is what matters when Ryter only lives in the past and future. Ryter also believes that books which were once a part of the past, and now are not important, is the only way to preserve what is happening in his time period. He goes on his last adventure for the ending of his book he is writing. He agrees to cross between latches and break oh so many rules with Spaz just for his last adventure. Even though Ryter is just a very old gummy he has the strenght of a very young man and his intelligence is just as amazing as his strength. On his journey he fixes a problem in one of the latches he encounters. On his journey he also notices how each latch gets worse and worse the farther they go. He sacrifices his life to save his book and Spaz by saying “You’re the book now! You’re the last book in the universe! Make it a good one!” on page

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