8/15/13
Matched Post 1
After reading the novel Matched by Ally Condie I was pleased with the overall plot summary, themes, and flow of the book. The main character Cassia doesn't have a problem with the government running her life until one mistake is made on their part. During her matched banquet she is paired with her best friend Xander but for a moment another boy flashes on the screen, a boy named Ky. As the book continues you see more and more defiance against the government, for example Cassia and the poems and Cassia's father and the tissues. I personally thought the book was very interesting and had a lot of detail and interesting conflicts.
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I agree that the novel does have a nice overarching theme. I liked how the overall message made me question if there really is such thing as a utopian society. Cassia's world seems to be far from perfect. Although major sicknesses are gone and almost everyone seems to be successful, there are still people like Aberrations. They don't have the best lives, take Ky for instance. Also, can a society really be deemed as "perfect" if you can't even choose who you marry, what job you have, or even what books you read and songs you listen to? Is it really a good thing for your government to have a set date for when you die? It seems that no matter what people may do to make the perfect world, there will always be someone who doesn't like it or agree with what is being done. One person's definition of a "perfect" society may be different than another's.
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