White Mountains

The Tripods put these caps on your head when you are 13. They put the caps on your head when you are 13 because it is a celebration from a Boy to a man or from a Girl to a lady. The Tripods control you by the caps on your head. They take away your creativity, freedom, life and all the other stuff you can do. You would end up having a boring and simple life. The Tripods also erase your memory, so you wont remember anything you did before you are caped. Will had lot his only good friend he trusted, and when he tried to talk to him about freedom and stuff about the Tripods. Jack would be clueless and would not be interested about anything they use to talk about, that really makes Will think that he will do anything to not be caped.

Will loved being in the castle he was living a comfortable life. There was one thing that made him stressed or angry, it was that everyone is capped and he couldn't talk about anything he wanted to talk about. For example he couldn't talk about the capping or Tripods or the pocket watch. He must of found it was very quiet. There was also not much to do.Quote pg 108 " I suppose I was a little confused still." "I said." "Then they might help us!" "Beanpole shook his head, sunlight flashing from his lenses in front of his eyes." "No after all they are capped." "They have different customs, they obey the Tripods." " They are still slaves." "They treat us kindly, but they must not know our plans." This quote shows that Will and Beanpole are stress that they are capped.

Will dosen't want to be capped thats why he wants to go to the white mountains. Will is disappointed that Jack is capped. If Jack was the same age as Will, he would be on the journey to the white mountains with them. Jack would know a lot about and would be great help for them. Quote pg. 121 " To accept would be to let down the others-Henry and Beanpole, the Vagrant Ozymandias, captain Curtis, all the free men in the White Mountains. I would not so that: nothing would tempt me to do it." This quote shows that he dose not want to be capped and he wants to live a free life