Ally Condie's Reached

The novel Reached by Ally Condie was made to conclude the trilogy of the Matched series. This book’s telling is told through three of the main characters’ eyes: Xander Carrow, Ky Markham, and Cassia Reyes. Reached is a dystopian novel. As you all may know Society is seen as a ‘utopian’ world. They know “everything” for example: how long will you live; what you dream of; how you sleep; what you eat, etc. Citizens are under scrupulous supervision. Also the Officials (aka the oppressors) they MAKE ALL THE DECISIONS and you the citizen have no voice. This time around Cassia, Xander, and Ky are trying to escape this invasive love triangle. Cassia’s cannot truly comprehend what her heart craves; should it be Xander or Ky? There are lots of conflicts between the characters throughout the book. This book permits us to witness their empirical view instead of only focusing on one primary character. Reached lures you into a space, even before you can develop a precursory opinion. We find out that Xander’s job as an Official is to dispense tablets to infants and assist in collecting tissues at Final Banquets. His job also oversees aspects of the medical field – like, administrating …show more content…
Ky is a pilot for the Rising. Some point in the story the pilots get a request to head to the city, he recognizes this is not a typical drill. There is going to be an invasion of some sort. In the meantime, Cassia has been sent back to the Society to tell her story of her sudden departure. She is still considered as a member of the Society and her current role is to sort information, though she has been with the Rising. Lately, she was been called to work late shifts (emergency shifts) she then realizes this is what she has anticipating on. The Rising has begun and so there is going to be many sacrifices made from all of the