sumary of chapters 1 and 2 for discussion 1

The first two chapters of the book are basically some background information of the setting of the novel. Theo is starting to write in his journal about the events that lead up to the year omega when the last generation of humans are born. We are also introduced to Xan, the warden of England who is Theo’s cousin. We are taken to a place where they were raised together. In these chapters we find out about Xan's inablity to care for anything and Theo's awkwardness to life and its Beauty.