The Selection By Kiera Cass: Character Analysis

“No one loses their innocence. It is either taken away or given willingly” Tiffany Madison. A person’s innocence and freedom should be theirs to hold and control, but that is not always the way things unfold. Conviction flaws, poor evidence, and the social responses to these flaws are all involved and present in the cases of Paula Gray and Keith Allen Harward, as new evidence thirty years after they were imprisoned comes to light.

Aspiring to be free, to be successful, to be a picture perfect family, and to be happy; these are the traits of the American dream. Although, in one 's mind a specific picture forms when reading about the American dream this does not mean everyone is seeing the same landscape. A prevalent theme in The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, and Flight by Sherman Alexie is the potency and prevalence of diversity on the American dream. In each of these compelling works, connoisseurs get a taste of life from different demographics’ viewpoints and a measure of what it means to be yearning for the diverse definition of American ideals.

In a world where America is a woman’s name, and a country is recovering from erasing a caste system, everything is a little hard to control. It’s even harder when the next heir in line has to prove herself to the country, find love, and learn how to run the country. For Eadlyn Schreave in The Heir by Kiera Cass, life can’t get much harder, but that’s how it is for a future queen. In the novel, the main character, Eadlyn Schreave is the daughter of the beloved Maxon and America Schreave. Eadlyn beat her twin brother to the throne by seven minutes, because of those seven minutes, it resulted in becoming the first girl heir, and her very own selection to find the man of her dreams.

Before America found out that Aspen worked at the palace she came to find herself in a deep love for prince Maxon. She had always loved Aspen but had slowly forgotten about him when she joined the selection. As she got deeper into the selection she became more in love with Maxon. Furthermore she says ¨Maxon knows how I feel, and thatś all that matters¨(Cass 24). For Maxon to know how she feels means that they have discussed the way they feel for each other and they have already said that they love each other

As you enjoy Terri Terry’s book Slated, readers will go through several emotions, while learning what it's like to have no memories, be disconnected from the rest of the world, and wanting to have an ordinary life. Regardless of the society's impaired lifestyle, their outstanding characteristics have forced them to stand up for what they think should be changed, what they think matters, and what they think could help them. Slated was something I couldn’t put down, between Kyla’s descriptive drawings, terrorist attacks, and disappearances. Kyla adds amusement to all the mysterious thoughts and feelings the government has. This conflict will allow the readers to never stop reading. Readers will appreciate the amount of curiosity Kyla shows, letting

Hard headed 17 year old, America singer is the main character in the book “The Selection” by Kiera Cass. Throughout the book you discover all different kinds of traits that she has and how much she uses them.

Throughout the book, The Chosen, there are four major qualifying characters for the role of “The Chosen One”. David Malter is the father of Reuven Malter, and is an active Zionist. Reb Saunders is the father of Danny Saunders, and doesn’t talk to his son with the hopes of teaching him compassion. Reuven is Danny’s friend, and is a bridge among all the characters. Danny becomes friends with Reuven after hitting him in the eye with a softball, and also works with David in the library in secrecy. While all these characters have major roles, only one can be crowned with the winning title. Reuven Malter is “the chosen one”. Through the development of the character, Reuven, we see a sheltered young boy learn to find compassion in his heart all

I like this passage because it shows how much America truly cares about Maxon and doesn’t want him going through the pain she did while living without Aspen. This shows me that it’s really hard to live without someone you’ve loved so much.In the last sentence America realized how much Maxon was hurt because she was

Alexandra puts her entire life into the land. In fact, Alexandra seems to exemplify the land itself. She epitomizes the American Dream and everything it stands for. She takes a raw piece of Nebraskan soil and works it until it becomes bountiful and she becomes wealthy and seemingly successful. In all of her success in achieving the American Dream, very little is said about Alexandra’s own hopes and dreams. Though Alexandra is the only one to have achieved anything close to the American Dream, she is the only character to become completely downhearted. In the novel it is written that “she was actually tired of life” (112) and that “what was left of life seemed so unimportant” (113). She also relates life to a poem she loved as a girl, and the poem reads as follows: Hence Forth the world will only be/A wider prison-house to me…(118). Regardless of the fact that Alexandra signifies everything that is the American Dream, she is still unhappy with and imprisoned by life. It is not until she indulges in her own dream, the companionship of Carl Linstrum that she begins to see life in an optimistic light.

In the book I have just started reading, The Selection, my inference is that there will be many characters throughout the book, but from the characters I’ve met so far, my favorite is America who is the main character. I like her because she is selfless and smart. She lives with her family, which includes her parents, her brother Gerad, and her sister May. The town of Illéa where they live, is a very poor country where everyone struggles with daily life things. America's family lives in a small house where meals are small and clothing is little. Her father works as an artist, her mother and America are a show act- her mother plays the piano while America sings. I admire America because she is so generous and caring for her family as if she

A quote in the selection that shows how America is wanting to leave is, “There was no freedom in this. The bars of my balcony caged me in and I could still see the walls around the palace high with guards atop the points. I needed to be outside the palace” (Cass 117). America feels like the castle is a cage and it isn't like her home. She wants to leave and get out of the palace. The difficult decision she had to make is if she wants to be committed to her family and stay or get out of the cage and go home. Another quote that shows that America needs to be committed and try to become princess is, “‘I need to be here. My family needed me to be here. Even if you could let me stay a week that would be a blessing for them’. “ You mean you need the money?’”( Cass 129). America needs to be at the palace to help her family financially but she doesn't want to be in the ‘cage’ for long. So, America doesn't want to be princess but she still has to be committed to the selection so she can help her family stay on their feet. In the beginning of the book America hates the thought of going into the selection even if it did help her family she just wanted to be happy with Aspen, but at the end of the book she is continuing in the selection not only to be happy with someone but to help her family say financially

In the story The Elite by Kiera Cass is the second book of The Selection series, the contest began with thirty five girls,now there are six remaining in the competition to become the prince, Maxon's wife. Our protagonist, America Singer, is one of the six girls that are left in the competition. The antagonist in this story is Celeste. In this book, we can see the main character change slightly throughout the events that take place in the story.

We’re just Aspen and America” (Cass 51). Cass also uses irony to show that it’s not the person in the higher class that is afraid to marry, but it’s the lower caste. The society has been a part of who people may or may not marry and America does not believe that this is how her country should be

Life is a never ending sequence of problems. Every person has to learn to overcome them throughout his or her life to better themselves. In the story, I Want to be Miss America, by Julia Alvarez, she tells the story of how she and her sisters adapted to American style and culture. Her family came from the Dominican Republic. At a young age, they watched the Miss America Beauty Pageant, which show portrayed the ideal woman. So, the sisters changed their looks to appear like the women on the show. It was not until the 1960’s that their previous Dominican style, became the new trend in America. In the story, A Choice of Weapons, by Gordon Parks, talks about when he was a journalist/photographer going to Washington D.C. for a job at a local newspaper.

Each character in the novel has their own interpretation of the ‘American Dream – the pursuit of happiness’ as they all lack happiness due to the