My opinion of the book so far is that it's alright. It's not very interesting at some points, which puts me to sleep. Other times, though, it's exciting and interesting. Overall, the book is hit or miss at different parts.
8/5/13
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I think the themes of this book are Love and Rebellion. I think the theme is Love because the book focuses on Cassia's match day and her love for Xander first, then she sees Ky's image and feels like they were originally supposed to be matched. She befriends Ky and soon they fall in love, but Ky is an abberation and he isn't allowed to marry anyone. This is why the theme is Love, the entire book is about Cassia's love for Xander and how she switches from loving Xander to loving Ky. The other theme is Rebellion because Cassia rebels at certain points in the book, such as when she kisses Ky, and when she takes Ky's artifact. She also thinks about the government a lot and how it isn't fair or right. She thinks about what life would be like with out rules sometimes, and gets into trouble for some of her actions. This is why I think the other theme is rebellion.
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I completely agree that love and forbidden love plays a huge roll in Cassia's life, but mostly that it leads her to the start of rebellion. Cassia starts thinking of how life would be different when she sees Ky's face appear on the micro card. I feel that when Ky starts to show her his world Cassia begins to see the hidden side of society. She realizes that society is unfair, kills and has taken more from her then she ever realized. This new realization helps her gain courage and and start fighting, against society, for what she believes in and those she loves.
I disagree, I think this book deals with issues such as self determination and freedom. In the society the book talks about, humans do not have basic freedoms such as the ability to determine their futures or their actions. They are told where they are going to live, who they are going to marry, how many children they will have, what job they will do when they grow up, what they will eat, what music they can listen to, what book or poem they can read, what art work they can enjoy. Society has chosen 100 books, 100 poems, 100 works of art for their citizens to enjoy. In fact, one of the few decisions she makes in the book is what color and style dress she will wear at the ceremony. At the end of the book, we even find out that Casia's chosing of Ky was not even a decision she made on her own. It was influenced by the society when they showed her a picture of Ky and put her into situations where she would end up being close to him and developing affection for him. The book does talk a great deal about love, such as Casia's love for her parents, brother and grandfather, but I do not believe that love is the theme of the book.
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