SuitabookMonster moon
Lucy Courtenay
- Reading
- Pause after the egg is taken aboard and invite predictions about its origin, possible needs and the crew’s responsibilities. Afterwards, compare those predictions with how the story resolves the situation.
- Themes
- Exploration and discovery: The crew travels in the Tunafish and explores new planets, including a strange moon visited for supplies. Adventure is clearly present, but the book's broader view of exploration is unknown.
- Responsibility towards unfamiliar life: The crew is said to rescue alien life, while Splash secretly brings an egg aboard after finding it. The incident creates a clear question about care and permission, without establishing whether the story approves or condemns the choice.
- Conflict with a former comrade: The penguins are described as battling Dark Wader, identified as their former comrade-in-wings. A past relationship and present opposition are established, but the reasons and moral framing remain unknown.
- Worth knowing
- The central decision is whether taking the egg secretly was responsible, especially when the crew's wider mission involves rescuing alien life. The book's eventual judgement and consequences are not clear.