In the books The selection series by Kiera Cass the main character, America, changes throughout the books The Selection, The Elite, and The One due to her feeling for the prince. For example,before she entered the selection she was poor and intolerant.”Our money was stretched as tight a high wire,and our income was highly dependent on the season”(Cass 3).This quote is indicating that they are poor because when people say money is tight it usually means that don't have much of it,and need to spend it wisely.She also used a figurative language technique which is used to make a point.She compared the money to a high wire,and a high wire is very tight so a high rope walker doesn't lose their balance.So when the character says this
