Have you ever wondered what a society be like if the government made all the important decisions for you? They choose who you should marry, they choose the job you do, and control many other aspects of your life. In the book Matched by Ally Condie this is exactly what happens. This story goes along with Chapter 13 in How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster. The power structures, individually, and the different classes talked about in How to Read Literature Like a Professor all are in Matched.
In Matched, the government wants this perfect society. So of course there are different powers. You never really get told who is in charge for sure, but you know the “Officers” so they are called are higher than everyone else. They are the ones that make sure the law is enforced and keep everyone in line. This is a little different than the book by Foster because he tends to talk about authors talking about a specific power structure problem with today’s society. Still …show more content…
They are allowed to choose, an activity they do and everything in that sense of what they do. But they all wear the same clothes, can’t choose who they are with, and can not choose their job. They are think this though is for their best interest, because without order bad things would happen. Cassia though is a little different, she starts to see all these things in the society with the help of Ky. She begins doing things against the society and they are beginning to see it. She wants to choose who she is with, and wants to choose what job she does. This book is a part of a series so you don’t see yet exactly what happens. When looking at this book through Foster’s option, on how like I said can be related to our society. She could be encouraging us to stand up for what we think. Our government may not be this harsh but you never know, what the future holds or what other people see that we
In Matched, the government wants this perfect society. So of course there are different powers. You never really get told who is in charge for sure, but you know the “Officers” so they are called are higher than everyone else. They are the ones that make sure the law is enforced and keep everyone in line. This is a little different than the book by Foster because he tends to talk about authors talking about a specific power structure problem with today’s society. Still …show more content…
They are allowed to choose, an activity they do and everything in that sense of what they do. But they all wear the same clothes, can’t choose who they are with, and can not choose their job. They are think this though is for their best interest, because without order bad things would happen. Cassia though is a little different, she starts to see all these things in the society with the help of Ky. She begins doing things against the society and they are beginning to see it. She wants to choose who she is with, and wants to choose what job she does. This book is a part of a series so you don’t see yet exactly what happens. When looking at this book through Foster’s option, on how like I said can be related to our society. She could be encouraging us to stand up for what we think. Our government may not be this harsh but you never know, what the future holds or what other people see that we