Imagine this; You are eighteen years old, a low-class citizen, and really just an ordinary girl. You find out you've been selected to possibly marry the prince of your country. He has to choose you over thirty-four other eligible women. Should you try and win his heart? Or is the idea of being the future queen too much to handle? Well that is exactly what happened to a woman named America Singer in The Selection series. In the book series, the government has a system for their country consisting of things called castes; districts that organize people of Illéa, their country, into a social class. In The Selection Series, Kiera Cass uses diction to state that our surroundings can influence our lives.
The author affects the protagonist, America Singer, in a psychological way by using her cultural surroundings. For example, America stated "Yes, I was born a five, but that doesn't mean I have to be treated like one!" (275). America feels like she is trapped by her caste, that of which she was born into. In the kingdom, the …show more content…
Since they live in the same palace, they see each other pretty often. This can lead to some stress or self-doubt in the protagonist. Maxon, throughout the book, was very open about how he felt towards America, but he often questioned her feelings toward him. He proclaimed, "I know that you know how I feel about you, why can't you tell me the same?" (127) America was unsure about admitting to him that she loved him because she didn’t know exactly how he felt about the other women in the selection. She also knew if she told Maxon she loved him, he would end the selection right then and there, and she would have to become the queen. She didn’t believe she was good enough to be a queen, that there was other woman in the selection who would be better at it. While in the kingdom America had a few mental breakdowns due to the amount of stress she was
The author affects the protagonist, America Singer, in a psychological way by using her cultural surroundings. For example, America stated "Yes, I was born a five, but that doesn't mean I have to be treated like one!" (275). America feels like she is trapped by her caste, that of which she was born into. In the kingdom, the …show more content…
Since they live in the same palace, they see each other pretty often. This can lead to some stress or self-doubt in the protagonist. Maxon, throughout the book, was very open about how he felt towards America, but he often questioned her feelings toward him. He proclaimed, "I know that you know how I feel about you, why can't you tell me the same?" (127) America was unsure about admitting to him that she loved him because she didn’t know exactly how he felt about the other women in the selection. She also knew if she told Maxon she loved him, he would end the selection right then and there, and she would have to become the queen. She didn’t believe she was good enough to be a queen, that there was other woman in the selection who would be better at it. While in the kingdom America had a few mental breakdowns due to the amount of stress she was