PlotOverview

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conflict,andrisingactiontosummarizetheplot.
Useyourownwords.

AftertheMogadoriansdestroyedLore,

hardlyanyofthealienracewasleft,exceptfor
ninemarkedchildren.Theymanagedto
escapetoEarthandlivedamongsthumans,
constantlymovingfromplacetoplaceand
livingunderfalseidentities.TheLorienchildren
grewupandwereconstantlyhiding,untilone
day,theMogadoriansfoundoutwherethey
were.NumberOnewaskilledinMalaysia,Two
inEngland,andThreeinKenya.TheLoric
werenamedinnumericalorderbywho
escapedfirst.TheMogadoriansmusthunt
themdownandkilltheminthisorderoritwont
work.WithOne,Two,andThreedead,Four
knowsheisnext.Herecentlymovedto
Paradise,Ohio,averysmalltowninhopesof
layinglowforawhile.Everythingwasgoing
wellandheactuallymadesomefriendsforthe
firsttime,buteverythingcollapsedafterFours
guardian,Henri,unexpectedlygoesmissing.
Convincedhesintrouble,Fourdecidesto
ventureoffinsearchofhiscompanion.
However,heisriskingbeingspottedbythe
Mogadoriansandrisksexposinghimselftothe
civiliansofOhioandpotentiallylosehisonly
friends.FoursactionscaneithersaveHenri
andhisfriendsoreruptamonstrouswarthat
canpotentiallywipeoutthehumansandkill
himintheprocess.

AbouttheAuthor

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maywanttoincludewhatinspiredthem,other
workstheyhavewritten,significantlifeevents,what
timeperiodheorshewrotein,andhowthetime
periodinfluencedthewriting.

NovelNotes

IAmNumberFour
By
PittacusLore

PittacusLoreisanaliasforthethreeauthors
whowrotetheseriesJamesFrey,Jobie
Hughes,GregBooseandsomeotherunknown
ghostwriterswhohavecometogethertomake
theseries.Veryfewinformationisknownabout
CarmenRamirez
themasmostareghostwriters,butitis
March19,2016
speculatedthemainthreealllivetogether
EssentialQuotes
somewhereintheUnitedStates.

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novel.Besuretocitethequotationsproperly.

HistoricalContext

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economical,cultural,andothersignificant
influencesthatcharacterizethisnovel.

ThestoryissetinpresentdayParadise,Ohio.
Thestoryseemstotakeplaceinatimeperiod
ofaroundtwoyearsasinthebeginning,itis
summer,butlateron,Fourcelebrates
Halloween,Thanksgiving,andChristmas.
Thereareconstantmentionsofdocumentaries,
videogames,andmagazineshavingtodowith
aliensasFoursclosestfriend,Sam,hasa
ratherridiculousobsessionwithextraterrestrial
lifeandbelieveshisfatherwasabductedby
aliens.

Inthebeginningwewereagroupof
nine.Threearegone,dead.Therearesixofus
left.Theyarehuntingus,andtheywon'tstop
untilthey'vekilledusall.IamNumberFour.I
knowthatIamnext(Lore7).

Iamanalien,Ihaveextraordinarypowers,
withmoretocome,andIcandothingsthatno
humanwoulddreamof,butIstilllooklikea
fool(53).

Lore,Pittacus.
IAmNumberFour
.NewYork:
Harper,2010.Print.

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CharacterAnalysis

Themes

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mostimporttraitsthatcharacterizethisperson.(
S
peech,
T
houghts,
E
ffectsonother,
A
ction,
L
ooks)

Identifyandanalyzesomeofthesignificantthemes
inthenovel.

Love
SarahandFourinarelationshipandhe
caresdeeplyforher.Henrihasafatherlylovefor
Fourasheraisedhimasachild.FourandSam
haveabrotherlyloveastheyvegrowncloserover
thetimeFourhasspentinOhio.

Adventure
Everychapterseemstohavesome
sortofexcitingconflictgoingon.Theresalwaysan
adventureawaitingforFour,Henri,andhisfriends.
Mostofthetimetheyrelittlethingslikedealingwith
thequarterbackbullyordrivingSamsdadstruckat
threeinthemorning,buteacheventbuildsupto
wheretheyrepotentiallyfightingaliens.

Horror
Likeinanystory,theresanantagonist,
humanornot.However,theMogadoriansare
terrifyingandeveryencounterresultsinahorrific
seriesofevents.Evidently,thebookhasitsscary
parts.

Violence
Agreatdealofthebooktalksabouthow
Fourlearnstousehispowerstoprotecthisfriends
fromanythreats.Neartheend,theresafight
scenedescribedsogruesomelyandviolentlythat
everythingelsejustseemslikeablur.Theshort
spurtsofviolenceevenoccurwhenhebetsuphis
bullyandtorturestwomaleauthorsofamagazine
forinformation.

SamGood
SamisFoursbestfriendwhohasa
severeaddictionandfascinationwithaliens.This
guyeats,breathes,anddreamsofaliensevery
wakingsecond.HeconfessestoFourthatheis
actuallyseriousaboutthisashestronglybelieves
hisfatherwastakenbyalienswhenhewaslittle.
HeisthefirstpersonFourtellsthatheisindeed
anythingbuthuman.

Four,AKAJohnSmith/Daniel
KnowninOhioas
JohnSmith,Fourisablondeteenwhohas
incrediblepowersliketheabilitytorunfasterthan
cars,superstrength,andtelepathy.Hewasthe
fourthLorientoescape,hencehisname.Inthe
beginningofthebook,heisknownasDanielin
Florida,butmovestoOhioafterhegainshis3rd
scarinapoolparty.Heisaveryquiet,observant,
andintelligentboy.Heisfearlessandevenstole
thequarterback'sgirlfriend,Sarah.

SarahHart
SarahisthefirstpersonFour
encountersinOhio.Shewasthequarterback's
boyfriendwholefthimforFourafterhestoodupto
himforabusingSamandSarah.Sheisincredibly
intelligentandisaveryenergeticgirlwhowas
friendswithliterallyeveryoneintown.

Henri
HenriisFoursguardianwhoposesas
Foursfather.HeisinchargeofhelpingFour
controlhispowers,calledLegacies,astheyappear.
Heisaveryseriousmanwhoisconstantlyworried
forFourswellbeing.Hedoesntliketheideaof
Fourhavingfriendsashebelievestheywillonly
makemattersworsewhentheMogadorianscatch
uptothemandwilleventuallyleadtohisalien
exposureandtheirpossibledeath.

MotifsandSymbols

Identifyandinterpretsomeofthemajormotifsand
symbolsinthenovel.

Scars
EverytimeoneoftheLoricGardedies,a
scarappearsonthosewhostilllive,kindoflikea
warning.Eachscarhasadifferentpatternand
causesexcruciatingpainasthepersonsleg
catchesfire.

Trucks
EverycarFourgetsintoisatruck.Sams
carisatruck,Henriscarisatruck,Sarahsdads
carisatruck.Maybeitmeanshesatraveler.

BernieKosar
namedafterafootballplayer,Bernie
KosarisFoursdogthatunexpectedlyfollowshim
homeonthefirstdayofschool.Fourdevelopsan
emotionalattachmenttothisdogtothepointwhere
hetalkstoitatnight.

Halloween
Halloweenwastheturningpointin
Fourslife.ItwaswherehisfirstLegacyhappened
andthenightheconfessedhisloveforSarah.
Throughoutthestory,Fourseemstoalways
rememberHalloweenasthemostimportantdayof
hisshortlifeinOhio.