Ally Condie's Reached

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Attention Towards the Obvious in Reached

Intro
Ally Condie’s fantasy book, Reached, takes place in a province of a society that seems like everything's under control. When shown society members working day and night, some may be oblivious to the society. Including the concerns of their surroundings. Cassia and the members are in need of help . They must be able to find the cure quickly to save the society. It only takes one person to make a difference, and in doing so begins an easier way to fix the society. One theme that this story reveals is to pay more attention to your surroundings and not judging people by jumping to conclusions, resolves in a better beginning.

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After getting no answer, Cassia began to get to work until army officials distributed the workers, which caused a scene. The author stated, “ He breaks my concentration. I look up from the screen, blinking” ( 27). This is compelling because no one was warned. The members sorting the pills sitting around Cassia noticed everything that occurred, except Cassia. She was too concentrated to realize what is going on around her surroundings. Until one of the members got Cassia out of focused. As the army officials barged in , the workers could sense something was wrong, “ The society can’t keep up anymore” one person said ( Condie 27 ). The army officials were demanding all of the workers to take the red pill, which makes your memory lossed. However the officials did not know Cassia took the blue pill. Although will the blue pill save …show more content…
The society does seem like they are pretty caught up in their perfect life and fail to notice what is occurring outside of their surroundings. However, they are forgetting the lines in the text that points directly to them being focused : “We can find a cure in the Providence , but only if we stop thinking the way they would” ( Condie 423). Notice that the text points out that the society is supposed to help find a cure to keep the society safe. As stated in the book, “ This might be the cure” ( Condie 405). Clearly, the society does not ignore the fate of things coming with no work needed, instead the society chooses to think out of the box. There's absolutely no way for the society to ignore its safety for

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