Metias Character Analysis

In the book Legend by Marie Lu, June Iparis and her brother Metias were born into a rich republican family. June, only 15, knows nothing of the horrors that the government tries to hide from its citizens. She has never seen the "buildings abandoned by business owners and residents when the flood waters rose" or the "giant water wheels and turbines that churn along the water's edge" (81) on the outskirts of the poor sectors. When June turned 10, she took her trail and scored a 1500. A perfect score, something that was unheard of. She quickly became recruited for the Republic of America's military and they sent her to track the most wanted criminal-Day. Day, was believed to have killed her brother, Metias. So, June starts her mission seeking revenge. In this story, June symbolizes truth and justice for the both, the wealthy and the poor citizens in the Republic of America.

In the Republic of America, the citizens are forced to take the trials at the age of 10, so the government
But, after she had accomplished subjecting him to questioning, she pretends that this act of justice had "filled the gaping hole Metias's death left in her life" (174). But, after betraying someone who believed that she could be trusted, she feels terrible. Curious about what Day had told her on the streets when she was tracking him, she decided to go looking for information on Daniel Altan Wing, otherwise known as Day. First, she starts with basic information, such as family relations and then she moves to his trial score. On Day's final trial score, "674/1500, failed" (186) is stamped across the top. But, as June digs deeper and finds his official trial document, she finds out that "Day didn't fail his trials... He got the same score I did: 1500/1500" (187). June continues to learn about all the information the government is keeping from its citizens and gets a sudden urge to help Day reveal the