Analysis Of Matched By Allie Condie

This literary analysis will show how how Laura’s skills in writing a beautiful theme, developing characters throughout the book, describing the importance of setting and use of author's craft.

“Something’s changing. Something’s happening.” This quote tells me that there is going to be a shift in society. It could be for the worse, or it could be for the better. We aren’t quite sure yet. “Grandfather is the one who finally made me stop sitting at the edge of the pool.” At this point, grandfather is the reason that Cassia is as confident as she is and will provide her confidence to defy the society in the future. “This is the difference between us. I live to sort; he knows how to create. He can write words whenever he wants. He can swirl them in the grass, write them in the sand, carve them in a tree.” This quote foreshadows that Cassia and Ky might have some complications with their relationship in the

The dilemmas established from the nature of motivation, compel the characters to resolve their conflicts. Ann is struggling in a mental and emotional anguish to find the importance in her life. The conflict arises in her decision to gratify her goal; the satisfaction she seeks for in life which is the love and support of her faithful husband. In addition the conflict results from Ann vs society, she feels as though she can’t connect to society because “John never talks, he doesn’t understand…maybe he’ll have Steven come again, and some other young people, too. It’s what we need, both of us, to help keep young ourselves”. Even though John’s ignorance towards his wife’s emotional needs create issues between them, Ann fails to stop herself from being attracted to Stevens appeal, she tries to impress him by changing to “another dress, hair rearranged”. Furthermore, it is true that marriage can sometime result in peoples miserable conditions. As a result of Ann’s actions she came to realization that even after cheating with Steven her guilt leads her to realize that only with John she can be emotionally fulfilled. “John was the man…with him lay all

During the weeks Molly spends with Vivian, she learns a lot from Vivian. Most important, she realizes that Vivian also had a difficult childhood but was able to overcome her bad experiences and lead a happy life. Molly’s realization reflects the theme of the book: learning about the experiences

The memoir of Jeannette Walls had several characters, important people in her life. But, there was one specific character, her dad, that she had a close relationship with. Jeannette Walls grew up in poverty and always moved around. Her family was close, but Jeannette was closest to her father over anyone else. She loved and admired her father and defended him too. Her memoir, “The Glass Castle” is very popular. She is a grown-up now and cares about her parents. She offers to help them out of poverty, but they resist. Jeannette certainly cares for both parents, but her father has a special place in her heart. Jeannette has a special relationship with her father because she admired his heroicness, she got to pick Venus as her star, and he helped her and distracted her from being scared and in pain.

The other reading of the story might be based on the maturing of a young woman. As it is probably the most important period in every adolescent's life, when they keep searching for their own identity, it should by strongly influenced by their parents. If it is not, a teenager starts looking for directions outside their home, and sometimes has difficulties with distinguishing what is good and evil. They are very often affected by

In this novel Taylor is a dynamic character, we see her transform from a young girl who didn’t want to get married or have kids to an independent single mother. In the beginning we get to know her as a self-owned, determined and a stubborn girl who is focused, ambitious and thinks outside the box; because she knows firsthand what is like to see her mother struggle as a single parent. She learned to value every day because pregnancy was like a disease. An example of her considerate outlook is “believe me in those days the girls were dropping by the wayside like seeds off a poppy seed bun and you learned to look at every day as a prize” (3). This small but

The envelopment of poor relationships in one’s earlier life often directs a person towards negative actions and shape his/her personality for the worst. Eldin is a prime example of a person who struggles and allows his past actions to determine his destiny. After her husband passed away in the war, Eldin’s mother

Celie's transformation from Mr. ____'s slave into an independent women is successful thanks to two strong women that become role models for Celie in her everyday life; Shug Avery and Sofia. Sofia is a role model in a more unconscious way for Celie then Shug is. Sofia's whole appearance and behaviour is proud, she lets no one sit on her and Celie is, at first, jealous of Sofia's self-confidence and tries to destroy it by giving her husband Harpo the advice to beat her to make her obedient; "I think about this when Harpo ast me what he ought to do to make her mind. [---] I think bout how every time I jump when Mr. _____ call me, she [Sofia] look surprise. And like she pity me. Beat her. I say"2. When this does not work, Celie realises that Sofia is someone to become more alike, not someone to destroy.

On the other hand, it could be articulated that the female characters in both the novels have proved their mental instabilities, individualisms and rebelliousness have disturbed the lives of others. Moreover, it could be analyzed in the novels that both the author in their social context has explained the dark secrets of the life of individuals.

An act or mistake made one can cause great distress and hardships in the lives of those around them. The novel The Red Tent by Anita Diamant follows the life of a young girl into woman hood as well as her mother’s and aunt’s. The main character, Dinah, is affected by the acts of two of her brothers. Dinah’s brothers murder Dinah’s husband, and first love, as well as his family. The aftermath of her brothers heinous crimes are affect Dinah and her future.

The novel was published in the year 1937. It is a depiction of a woman, whose life itself is an endeavour to oppose patriarchy. The protagonist show case great characteristic traits of representing the spirit of change. She breaks the norms that are posed by the male chauvinistic people around her. As the novel begins it is evident that Janie is suppressed by her own grandmother. This is the first level of suppression she undergoes. Here, a woman is suppressed by another woman of her own family, who has a mind that is glutted with the notions of patriarchy. The grandmother in Their Eyes Were Watching God though understands the sufferings of Janie, believes that it is her duty to get Janie married to the much older rich man. She believes that only a male support can make her life secured and happy. Here the grandmother represents the familial violence that is meted out to young women by people with patriarchal ideologies. According to her, a man is superior to a woman. She believes that only a man can give life and protection to a woman. The grandmother sticks to the old beliefs about marriage. This is one of the notorious notions that the patriarchal society hold on to. She fails to understand that women can live a secured life without even getting married. However, Janie is suppressed here. Janie is unable to protest against her much beloved grandmother. She becomes Logan’s

From reading this book, I have figured out that the theme was coming of age and facing maturity. What you are about to read are examples of this.

Matched by Allie Condie is a novel that explores a seemingly perfect society. Most of the people live happy lives. However, the lives of these people are fully controlled by “The Society”. How much they eat, who they start families with, and even when they die is all mandated by The Society. The people are completely oblivious to the power The Society has over them. They’ve accepted it as a way of life. The story is told through the eyes of Cassia, a 17 year old girl who lives in this society. She’s been “matched” as they call it (she’s been assigned with a person to spend the rest of her life with). Cassia does love her match, but she also loves someone else, and as such is faced with some challenges. As the plot progresses she slowly finds out the The Society is not as great as they once thought. She learns to not let others control her, because those controlling you do not always have your best interests at heart.

In the book Matched by Ally Condie it shows the problems the main character faces. The problem the main character Cassia faces ends up making a change in her life. Though she didn’t know what to do, she found a way to handle it on her own. The problem Cassia faced was being able to do things that she didn’t have to do because she could do it on her own. She found ways to fix her problem by asking he grandfather. According Condie “But I never taken the green tablet. Because of Grandfather. I was so proud to show him when I started carrying it”(Condie 118). This comes to a point that when Cassia struggled with a problem she found a way for someone to help her with it. Briefly, when the theme defines “Don’t doubt something in life if it’s going to end up making a change in your life later on” this proves that if you have a problem you're facing, you can always find other solutions to fix it. As Cassia fixed her problem of things being different from her society. Cassia’s grandfather told her inspiring things that would help her realize things in life, he was the one who helped her define for who she is in life. Her grandfather was the one who made her realize she’s a strong person and she can handle facing other problems on her own. Cassia's problem she’s trying to fix is doing things on her own/ Meaning when she had to acknowledge the fact her dad had lost something that was important to her, she had to do what she believes she can do to find out why certain things