In City of Ember, the lightbulbs represent hope for a better future. For instance , the city is falling apart and Ember citizens are running out of supplies and although it may be rough ,there is light that is giving them hope that they might get out of Ember or save it. Jeanne Duprau writes, “But Ember is not prospering ...everything is getting worse ! ...The Blackouts!” (13). Ember is having blackouts more often and they are getting longer.Soon the lights will go out and they might all die, but instead of going along with their fate, they are hoping for someone or something to happen to fix their problem. Doon and Lina show that they will do anything for Ember. As long as there is light for the people to see in Ember ,people will survive
