"Nonel is the term Hatch uses to refer to nonelectric humans. Simon is making a literary reference to underscore the undesirability of that terrible future. Hatch will lead a world revolution under his electric protégés and institute a regime that resembles 1984 in its strictness and brutality. This quote from Simon, spokesperson of the Resistance, spells out the enormous importance of their fight against the Elgen. "If we fail, the world will fall into a state of captivity it has never before experienced – not in its thousands of years of recorded history. This is the future Michael, the Electroclan, and the Resistance are fighting against: the extinction of humanity. He plans to "destroy and feast on" the non-electric humans, creating a world of purely powerful people. What began as a vague plan to make the electric children rulers of the world in the first book has evolved into a specific four-step plan to create a master race and annihilate the rest of the world's population. This quote reveals the depths of Hatch's insanity. "Then, when all is in commotion, and we have created a race of our superior electrical beings in sufficient number, we will unleash the wild beasts, our electric rats, to destroy and feast on what is left of the humans." - Dr. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.