Ella Minnow Pea

by

Mark Dunn

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Enterprise Thirty-Two Term Analysis

The challenge that the High Island Council sets for Nollop’s citizens to prove that Nevin Nollop was not a supreme being. They must create a pangram of 32-letters or fewer in order to refute the Council’s beliefs.

Enterprise Thirty-Two Quotes in Ella Minnow Pea

The Ella Minnow Pea quotes below are all either spoken by Enterprise Thirty-Two or refer to Enterprise Thirty-Two. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5 Quotes

You’ve given me the scientific reason for why the tiles are falling, Mr. Warren. But might not Nollop be working through the science? Have you ever thought of this? The science, in point of fact, actually serving his specific purposes. Therefore, that of which I must have positive proof—the single fact that I must know for certain is that the Great Nollop isn’t working at all!

Related Characters: Rederick Lyttle (speaker), High Island Council, Nevin Nollop, Nate Warren
Related Symbols: Glue
Page Number: 94
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Chapter 6 Quotes

The prospect of actually being able to control the outcome of this ghastly assault on our collective spirit, let alone our very humanity, by turning this offensive upon its cephalus, has sent some among our subterra movement to heights of unencompassable ecstasy.

Related Characters: Tassie Purcy (speaker), High Island Council, Nevin Nollop, Mittie Purcy, Nate Warren
Page Number: 99
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Chapter 12 Quotes

How it happen is not easy to tell: he yoose an illegal letter in interphew aphter poleese see him ant Tom going threw wintow into yew-niphersity hall— trespassing. He yoose the letter, then when the poleese go to tie his hants to transport him to Pier 7, he ant Tom try to phlee so teportation will not happen.
The poleese shoot him. They shoot him in the het.
He is immetiately tet.
I am, again, sorry to tell yew this. I most say, tween we two, that I helt high hopes phor his sassess.

Related Characters: Rederick Lyttle (speaker), Ella Minnow Pea, Tom, Professor Mannheim, Law Enforcement Brigade (L.E.B.)
Page Number: 169
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Chapter 14 Quotes

Alto I no tat Nollop isn’t trewlee going awae. Tee reason: I am not going awae. I will learn to tawg in noomerals. I will learn sign langwage—anee-ting to stae in Nollop.

[…]

Insitentallee, ewe are propaplee reating mie last letter to ewe. It is now simplee too tiring to write. To sae watt I most sae in langwage one mae onterstant.

Related Characters: Ella Minnow Pea (speaker), High Island Council, Nevin Nollop, Nate Warren
Page Number: 187-188
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Enterprise Thirty-Two Term Timeline in Ella Minnow Pea

The timeline below shows where the term Enterprise Thirty-Two appears in Ella Minnow Pea. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 6
Totalitarianism, Complacency, and Resistance Theme Icon
...following evening. Still, she says, there is great support for what they are calling “ Enterprise Thirty-two .” (full context)
Totalitarianism, Complacency, and Resistance Theme Icon
...the island. He begs Tassie to stay and fight for Nollop’s survival, to work on Enterprise Thirty-Two , so that he might one day return to her. Tassie then writes to Mittie,... (full context)
Chapter 7
Totalitarianism, Complacency, and Resistance Theme Icon
...responds to Mittie for Tassie (who is still heartbroken over Nate’s banishment), informing Mittie that Enterprise Thirty-two has hit a wall at 47 letters. Many people in town have given up, believing... (full context)
Chapter 10
Blind Faith, Reason, and Logic Theme Icon
...that she, Nate, and Mittie are on their way to the States. She says that Enterprise Thirty-two is now up to Ella. (full context)
Totalitarianism, Complacency, and Resistance Theme Icon
...to Ella, informing her that he and Mannheim are the only ones left to complete Enterprise Thirty-two . He explains that all other students at the university were expelled and that all... (full context)
Chapter 12
Betrayal vs. Solidarity Theme Icon
...explaining that he is alive and well but that he is in hiding. He says Enterprise Thirty-Two is Ella’s responsibility now, with only a week left. (full context)
Chapter 13
Totalitarianism, Complacency, and Resistance Theme Icon
Betrayal vs. Solidarity Theme Icon
Only 14 letters remain, with four days left to complete Enterprise Thirty-Two . Ella writes to Mr. Lyttle (now spelled “Little”), informing him that Georgeanne has died... (full context)
Betrayal vs. Solidarity Theme Icon
...her sympathy for her death. Tanya writes a farewell to Ella, wishing her well with Enterprise Thirty-Two and thanking her for her friendship. She also tells Ella that “H” has fallen. (full context)
Chapter 14
Totalitarianism, Complacency, and Resistance Theme Icon
Betrayal vs. Solidarity Theme Icon
Ella writes to Nate with two days left in Enterprise Thirty-two asking him to get word to Gwenette and Amos that she is well and that... (full context)