Ally Condie’s Matched: A portrayal of a totalitarian society Anyone reading Ally Condie’s Matched in this time and age has probably noticed the patterns of dystopian love fiction many times: the love triangle‚ the teenage girl protagonist‚ the clichés‚ and a villain who is powerful and controls the society. There is a constantly growing book pile of dystopian literature yet new ones are still made. Condie merges the reader and the characters and grounds us in a strange world where the Society holds
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In the book Matched‚ by Allie Condie‚ Cassia Reyes is transformed through the decisions that she has to make for not only her future‚ but the future of others as well. In the beginning of this book‚ Cassia is head over heals for her new to be match Xander Carrow‚ but that all changes with the click of a single button. Late one night‚ Cassia had decided to look at the micro card that was given to her with information about Xander‚ once the card was put into her port‚ two different faces appear on
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person once said‚ “All you can do is be brave enough. You fought. You loved. You lost. Walk tall.” Life is full of making decision you have to know when to keep quite and when to speak up. The book Matched is a must-read; it teaches a lesson about standing up for who you love. In the book Matched‚ Ally Condle uses conflict to teach the reader that society doesn’t know what is best for you. For example‚ the author says “ Cassia had a second match turns out to be Ky and as soon Cassia and Ky were introduced
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scales. But what it really looks like is the letter C‚ over and over again. I put the rock on the ground to mark another place where we’ve both been. ‘Do you ever teach anyone?’ he asks. ‘Only one‚’ I say.” Crossed is an extraordinary book by Ally Condie. The book is about a young girl named Cassia who escapes from the Society to try and find Ky. Ky is a young man who has lost hope in ever finding Cassia again. However‚when they reunite Cassia seems more involved in finding the truth than she is
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the first section of Matched is actually written on the first page of the novel and it is as follows. “Now that I’ve found the way to fly‚ which direction should I go into the night?…The black behind me doesn’t worry me; neither do the stars ahead. (Condie 1)” The idea of not being haunted by the past or daunted by the future draws me to these words. It preaches that the past is the past and you can’t change that‚ while the future is unpredictable. In the second section of Ally Condie’s young adult
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someone decided who you loved‚ where you worked‚ when you died? Cassia Reyes‚ the protagonist in Ally Condie’s novel‚ Matched struggles with living in The Society where everything is fair‚ evenly distributed and individuality is scarce. On her 17th birthday‚ Cassia is matched with her best friend Xander (Condie 15). When Cassia attempts to read her match guidelines‚ she sees a face that is not Xander’s (Condie 35). Is it possible that the officials have made a mistake? In The Society where human error
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“You are free to choose‚ but you are not free to alter the consequences of your decisions” (Ezra Taft Benson). All choices have consequences. Matched‚ by Ally Condie‚ is a science fiction dystopian novel that takes place in the Oria Province. When Cassia finds out her best friend is her match‚ she is delighted and certain he’s the one‚ until another face flashes for an instant. Cassia faces the impossible choice of Xander or Ky‚ and tries not to violate the government’s rules at the same time. Ultimately
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In “Matched”‚ Condie developes the emotional side of Cassia by revealing her inner-most thoughts about every new scene happening daily in her life that affects her. The first example would be the gloomy way Cassia acts and seems as she knows her granfather’s death is approaching. It completely changes the perspective that Cassia had on society and their rules. “My tears threaten to spill over onto his cheek as I bend down to kiss him.” This quote helps show the true feelings of Cassia towards her
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Matched By Ally Condie Although it seems that the world is perfect now that that things have been filtered out‚ is it possible for things to go wrong in the Society? Cassia has just been Matched and its to her best friend‚ Xander‚ but she feels an incredibly strong pull to another boy named‚ Ky. When the Society controls your whole life‚ can you really oppose them? They choose who you love‚ wear you work and when you die. It’s not even a thought that will cross your mind to disobey them
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Private schools‚ many people see them as a school system that you can ’buy’ your grades from‚ and that’s why so many parents who have enrolled their kids in private education give it such a high rating. But the truth is‚ is that‚ that is not the case. Private schools are more focused on each individual student then on a group of students. Private schooling also sounds a lot better on a university/collage application; it looks like you really took an extra step to a stronger source of education.
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