How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Jen rolled her eyes.
"Don't tell me your family believes that Government propaganda stuff," she said. "They've spent so much money trying to convince people they can monitor all the TVs and computers, you know they couldn't have afforded to actually do it. I've been using our computer since I was three--and watching TV, too--and they've never caught me." (16.21-22)
Er. We wouldn't be so sure about that. Still, if it is a lie, it's an effective one: Luke hasn't been allowed to pick up the phone for his entire life. (Of course, who would he call?)
Quote #5
"No, no," Jen said impatiently. "I don't care about the carpet. It's just that Mom and Dad will know, and when they see I don't have any cuts--"
And then, before Luke even knew what she was doing, she thrust her hand toward the torn part of the screen. The jagged edge didn't cut immediately, so she held the screen with her right hand and raked it across her left. When Jen pulled her hand back, Luke saw a gash even deeper than his. Jen squeezed out a few drops of blood and let them fall to the carpet. (16.70-71)
Easy, tiger. Jen really goes all out to cover up the fact that Luke stopped by for a visit—a little foreshadowing of how much she'll sacrifice to stop living a lie.
Quote #6
"So what's the truth?" Luke asked. [...]
"Well, think about it. The Government allowed those book to be published--they probably even paid for them. So of course they're going to say what the Government wants people to believe. They've just propaganda. Lies." (19.35-37)
Naturally the Government wants to control what people believe—why wouldn't they? They already control the rest of their lives. The obvious solution, then, is force-feeding them false information.