Life's Choices In The Selection By Kiera Cass

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The two main themes of the book The Selection by Kiera Cass are The beauty of simplicity and being able to deal with the choices that life gives you. Throughout the book, America Singer is always asking for the most simple things, this is relative to the theme of finding beauty in simplicity. On page 90, America Singer is getting a make over, although all of the other girls are having their hair dyed and cut, America denies anything that would make her not look herself. America ends up having very minimal makeup and even the interviewer says , “I have to be honest, you dont looke like you've changed too much to me.” Another theme that is brought up in the book The Selection is the theme of Life's Choices. Throughout the book, America Singer

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