The City of Ember

by

Jeanne DuPrau

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Mrs. Polster Character Analysis

The fourth-year teacher in Ember. Mrs. Polster is very interested in teaching children right from wrong, which she does mostly by telling her students every single time they make a mistake—even long after they’re no longer her students. She also has no sense of humor and teaches students to memorize passages from The Book of the City of Ember.
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Mrs. Polster Character Timeline in The City of Ember

The timeline below shows where the character Mrs. Polster appears in The City of Ember. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
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Then, Lina carries a message for Mrs. Polster , the teacher of the fourth-year class. Mrs. Polster is a fanatic about teaching children... (full context)