49 pages 1 hour read

Ally Condie

Matched

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

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Essay Topics

1.

What kind of society does Cassia Maria Reyes reside in? How is it structured? Do you think its design is sustainable? Why or why not?

2.

What are Cassia’s thoughts and emotions on the night of her Match Banquet? How does she feel about being Matched with Xander? Do you think her feelings are genuine or is she simply making the best of a situation that she has no control over? Explain your response.

3.

How does Cassia being Matched with two people begin to change or complicate her view of the Society? Do you think if she had only been Matched with Xander, she would have continued to follow the rules without question? Would she still have been drawn to Ky?