The Caste System In The Heir, Maxon And America

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In the book The Heir, Maxon and America have four kids; however the book is mainly focused around their only daughter, Eadlyn. There have been some problems with people being upset about the caste system being eliminated. Maxon and America have the idea of having a selection for Eadlyn to try and solve the problem. Eadlyn agrees to do it, but not without a fight. This book portrays Eadlyn trying to figure out what to do to avoid marrying someone by the end of the selection. In this journal, I will be visualizing, clarifying, and predicting.

While reading The Heir, the author describes many events that you can picture in your head. For instance, I can picture a knee length honey yellow dress with a stylish yet simple navy belt creating a
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I think this because they already somewhat know each other, considering his family lives in the palace with the royal family. Kile supposedly irritates Eadlyn a lot, but you can tell that she starts to have feelings for him towards the beginning of the selection: “ I watched him go and told myself that the only reason I was smiling… not because of anything Kile Woodwork had done(Cass 116). Eadlyn also starts to pay more attention to Kile as the selection goes on: “I sat there staring at Kile” (Cass 138). I also predict this, as a result of Eadlyn wanting to be around Kile more as time goes on: “ maybe for the first time ever, I wanted to hear him speak” (Cass 163). Kile is kind of a benefactor for America due to him starting to care more about Eadlyn too, considering he went and asked her if they were ok after their first fight. Eadlyn is getting more comfortable with having Kile around and talking with him, which shows that they have some feeling for each other :”Why haven’t we really talked before? It’s so easy”(Cass 252). Kile also assented America’s statement of communicating being easy between the two of them. Kile and Eadlyn also have a joke with each other about butter, because they worked together when the group went and

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