Thomas Jefferson once said, “I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.” Matched by Ally Condie is a novel about a girl named Cassia who learns that their society is faulted and she decides she has to leave or fix it. The Society gives their citizens just enough freedom that they will drop what they are doing and obey their every order. Cassia Reyes discovers her match is Xander Carrow and is positive he is the one until Ky Markham’s face flashes across the screen. Cassia has to face the fact that her perfect society isn’t as perfect as she was lead to believe. As the Society gets harsher, Cassia begins to realize the Society’s faults. Condie introduces the internal battle between Cassia and the Society in order for Cassia to discover
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“If I had kept the poems from Grandfather, I’d be riding on a flood that I couldn’t stop. I did what I had to do; I did the right thing… But it is as though the rain pours on me, too, eroding my belief and leaving only regret,” (Condie 132). Cassia had complete faith in the Society and wouldn’t do anything to disobey them even if it caused her pain and sadness by getting rid of the poem Grandfather gave her. After this, the Society makes a mistake by matching Cassia with two people that she knows. After their mistake, Cassia begins to doubt the Society. As time goes on, Cassia notices how wrong the Society …show more content…
“I feel disgust when I think of how we climb our little hills when the Officials say the word. How we hand over our most precious items at their bidding. How we never, ever fight,” (Condie 210). Cassia is sick and tired of the Society. She knows what they are doing is wrong but how can one person change the whole society. “Who am I to try to change things, to get greedy and want more? If our Society changes and things are different, who am I to tell the girl who would have enjoyed the safe protected life that now she has to have choice and danger because of me?” (Condie 239). Cassia also has to face the fact that if she changes anything people wouldn’t like it. They might like to have the Society make all of their choices for them. Cassia needs to make the choice that is good for everyone. She decides the best thing for her to do is leave the Society behind and go find somewhere
“If I had kept the poems from Grandfather, I’d be riding on a flood that I couldn’t stop. I did what I had to do; I did the right thing… But it is as though the rain pours on me, too, eroding my belief and leaving only regret,” (Condie 132). Cassia had complete faith in the Society and wouldn’t do anything to disobey them even if it caused her pain and sadness by getting rid of the poem Grandfather gave her. After this, the Society makes a mistake by matching Cassia with two people that she knows. After their mistake, Cassia begins to doubt the Society. As time goes on, Cassia notices how wrong the Society …show more content…
“I feel disgust when I think of how we climb our little hills when the Officials say the word. How we hand over our most precious items at their bidding. How we never, ever fight,” (Condie 210). Cassia is sick and tired of the Society. She knows what they are doing is wrong but how can one person change the whole society. “Who am I to try to change things, to get greedy and want more? If our Society changes and things are different, who am I to tell the girl who would have enjoyed the safe protected life that now she has to have choice and danger because of me?” (Condie 239). Cassia also has to face the fact that if she changes anything people wouldn’t like it. They might like to have the Society make all of their choices for them. Cassia needs to make the choice that is good for everyone. She decides the best thing for her to do is leave the Society behind and go find somewhere