Reading Response 6: The Clone Codes

In the futuristic world of 2070, clones are a common sight. Clones, much like slaves in the past, are believed to be sub-human and are servants. Leanna is thrust into a battle between freedom fighters and the government due to her mother being a freedom fighter. Leanna doesn't know what to think, but she has to make a choice since the government is soon to be after her when her mom is arrested.

Leanna is a normal girl, at least she thinks she is. Sandra, her best friend, and herself spend most of their time on what is frisk. What I find interesting is that Leanna isn't so normal. There are foreshadowing hints from what I have read so far that Leanna is important to the freedom fighters that call themselves The Liberty Bell. Leanna used to have a twin, but when they were in an accident, her twin died. I have the feeling that Leanna's mother broke the law by cloning a child, and that Leanna is the clone. I figure if this is true, then they were probably cloned as children. That's what made me choose this picture to represent this response, a baby and the clones of it!
Double the duty, the horror! I get this feeling due to Annette, Leanna's mother, saying, ""Clones are human beings. We have proof of this,"" I just have that feeling, but it could be my suspicious or paranoid nature to jump to that type of conclusion, though.

I can't help but think of that sheep, Dolly, that people cloned in the past, the poor thing. I just can't think of humans being cloned as the book has talked about. It just feels wrong to clone a person, let alone multiple times! I hope we don't ever really go down this route, even if we get the technology.