Cassia goes to her matching banquet where she will figure out who the society has selected for her future mate. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. Aug 09, 2012 though xavier does get a couple twists and points thrown his way in the second book. A book that leaves you carved out and filled back up, because it is so beautiful and you wonder that a person could create such a thing of beauty. Does cassia end up with ky or xander in matched answers. Cassia comes of age and is matched with the societys choice of a husband for her. Matched is a young adult novel by contemporary author ally condie. Xander is seventeen years old and is described by cassia as golden, charismatic, clever xander.
A quick quiz to test your comprehension of the novel. She is matched with ky, a local boy whose status as an aberration should have kept him. I think people should be able to choose who they match with, i say lamely. The first book in a young adult dystopian trilogy published by dutton books. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Sent to a work camp in the edge of the provinces, she could only think of escaping to find ky. Aug 18, 2015 in matched, the first book in the trilogy, she simply tells the story from cassia reyes point of view, and in crossed and reached she tells it from three points of view cassias, xander carrows and ky markhams which lessens the enjoyment of the books for me, and made them longer, especially book three. Cassia was matched to xander, but she fell in love with ky. For the majority of the book, the three main characters were apart and so much of the appeal lies in the dynamic between them. Lei and xander start their own relationship and love for a while until cassia and ky need help from them to reunite the society and save the society from the enemy.
The novel is a dystopian young adult novel about a tightlycontrolled society in which young people are matched with their life partners at the age of 17. The control of the government is quite and subtle, at first. Its hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. Does she dare to be different and bring about change. Ally condies ambitious reached completes the matched. Matched ally condie page 28 read online free books. I cannot imagine a more perfect cover for this book. This book is a fan fiction of the matched trilogy by ally connie. Cassia is assigned undercover in central city, ky outside the borders, an airship pilot with indie. Matched by ally condie reading guidebook club discussion. Someone cries out and the three of us turn in unison. A quick quiz to test your comprehension of the novel what color dress does cassia decide to wear to her matching banquet. The main character is seventeenyearold cassia reyes, who is matched with her best friend, xander carrow.
Cassias is a letter that she wrote and printed on her home port. But cassias plans are different, when she is matched on her 17th birthday everything changes. Possible ex library copy, thata ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. However, when viewing the information for her match, the. One huge part of matched that i didnt really understand was cassias inital attraction to ky. Though xavier does get a couple twists and points thrown his way in the second book.
He asks cassia to bring her compact to his final banquet the next day, and tells her that its okay to wonder about which boy she should be matched with. Ultimately though, cassia has to follow her own heartand her heart leads her toward ky and away from her family. Dec 20, 2012 at the start, matched is a series about the heart of a civilization at war with itself. Cassia goes to her ceremony and receives her matchexcept she discovers that, technically, she has two. She is one of the few people to be matched with someone in the same town. Cassias relationship with ky is subtle but powerful. I have a feeling xavier has more tricks up his sleeve than were led to think, but honestly, i wouldnt mind who shed end up with. This is really the story of one girl, cassia, learning to choose.
For a second, i dont know what she means, and then i realize shes asking about cassias dress. In suzanne collins the hunger games, for example, there is also a female teenage protagonist, katniss everdeen, whose life is changed forever by a. They are separated at the end of matched because cassia has to sort the workers at the nutrition disposal center, and thinks if ky is in the higher group he might get a better vocation. In the book, matched, cassia lives in a society where the go. During the matching ceremony, cassia is matched with her best friendsecret admirer xander. When cassia looks at her microcard to get intel on xander, she sees a different facekys.
Cassia gets out of bed and chats briefly with her parents, who reminisce about first meeting and falling in love after their match banquets. Matched follows cassia, a girl living in a utopiandystopian society where everything is predicted and controlled by the government including who they will be mated with for life. Chasing down an uncertain future, cassia makes her way to the outer provinces in pursuit of kytaken by society to his certain deathonly to find that he has escaped into the majestic. One huge part of matched that i didnt really understand was cassia s inital attraction to ky. For cassia, nothing is left to chancenot what she will eat, the job she will have, or the man she will marry. Everythings rosy until she opens a box full of information about her match and sees another face. Cassia s is a letter that she wrote and printed on her home port.
Matched, by ally condie, is the first novel in the matched trilogy. Aside from his handsome looks, he wears normal clothing from the society. This book does have a bit of romance in it but it is not your typical soppy love story, it is more of a kind of story that makes you wonder. Cassia is coming of age in matched, though, and just like it does for the rest of us, this inevitably means deciding between family and forging her own path at a point.
So when xanders face appears onscreen at her matching ceremony, cassia. Cassia, xander, and also ky are the major characters in this one. Making her end up with xavier would be like throwing the whole matched fandom out the window. Cassia goes back to bed but through the walls overhears her parents worry about her.
After a young girl cassia is matched with her best friend xander, things go crazy and cassia must choose between love and order. Narrated from cassia and kys viewpoints, condies sequel to her acclaimed matched is very much a middle book, centering on a transformative journey and setting up the finale to come. Cassias government mandated match is a lifelong friend of hers but when she plugs her data card in to see his information another face pops up on her screen. Cassia is matched with her best friend xander a rare situation but she becomes confused when society has made a mistake by giving her the information card. What color dress does cassia decide to wear to her matching banquet. Crossed is very much a ky book and the book where cassia seems to choose the type of life she wants to have and is willing to fight for that until the end. I wil try to forget that ky said home when he looked into my eyes. The next day, cassia and her family attend her grandfathers final banquet at his home. In the book there is a love triangle between ky, cassia, and xander. It does not matter that he knows about the beautiful words i read in the woods. Recomendation i would recommend this book to anyone interested in fiction. Later on in the book it does become apparent that they are pretty suited to each other, and he is an intriguing character, but to begin with ky is just a guy she knows but falls hard for pretty much without good reason. A third book is practically a given these days, and condie has taken a brief two years to complete the trilogy with the release of reached. A book that makes you want to take all but a rare handful of five star ratings back, because the other five stars do not compare.
Cassias matched with her best friend xander at her match banquet. Matched ally condie page 15 read online free books. She has to choose between the boy she is destined to be with and the boy she truly loves. When cassia and her family get into their house, they receive a message on the port saying that they have been relocated to the farmlands out of the province of oria. Cassia grows up in the society, a tightly controlled world where peoples futures are laid out and planned. That afternoon, cassia goes to the museum, in search of an answer to where the officials have taken ky. Matched chapters 78 summary and analysis gradesaver. Cassia grows up in the society, a tightly controlled world. He advises her to trust her own words, and gives a piece of paper hidden in a compact. A book you hold with reverent awe when you finish it. It follows her journey throughout her life in a society where they choose everything for anyone who lives there. Cassia s mom gets a call from the port and learns she has to leave on a trip for a few days. If you are looking for the action and rebellion of the hunger games, this book isnt for you.
Young adult, dystopia, speculative fiction publisher. I love having book discussions, and i already had one with my friends, but i wanted fresh minds to give me ideas. Of course, cassias decision is a little trickier since shes risking the lives of those around her. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. In a tranquil future with clean streets and no illness, cassia excitedly anticipates learning who will be her governmentdictated marriage match. Dec 06, 2012 a third book is practically a given these days, and condie has taken a brief two years to complete the trilogy with the release of reached. Newcomers will need to read the first book for background, but vivid, poetic writing will pull fans through as condie immerses readers in her characters. In the book, matched, cassia lives in a society where the. At the start, matched is a series about the heart of a civilization at war with itself. In chapter 61 of reached, cassia says she recognizes him by his blond hair and blue eyes. Cassia lives in a society where no one gets sick, but all decisions like who she will marry are made for her by the society according to statistical data. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Xander thomas carrow is one of the main supporting characters in both matched and reached. Cassias mother says it is because of a problem at her job.
Xander is with lei in the mountains as they and other villiagers decided not to go to the other lands. Of course, cassia s decision is a little trickier since shes risking the lives of those around her. The highly anticipated second book in the new york times bestselling matched trilogy. First published in 2010, matched is the first in a trilogy of the same name. Apr 02, 20 this book does have a bit of romance in it but it is not your typical soppy love story, it is more of a kind of story that makes you wonder what life would be like if you were matched with people. One theme of the novel matched is follow your heart. Ally condies ambitious reached completes the matched trilogy. The hotly awaited second book in the dystopian matched trilogy in search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to share it with, cassia journeys to the outer provinces in pursuit of ky taken by the society to his certain death only to find that he has escaped, leaving a series of clues in his wake.
Cassia has a very hard time choosing and when she does it hurts several people she loves. The cover for matched is so eyecatching and mysterious. Perfect for fans of 1984, brave new world, black mirror, and the handmaids tale. Matched by allie condie literary devices narrarator. But when cassia slides xanders microcard into her port to learn his data a system designed for the more typical match to a stranger, xanders face on the portscreen dissolvesand another.
To me, the image is a clear representation of cassia, the main character, and the way she is trapped in her world. So when her bestfriend appears on the matching screen, cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one until shes sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Ally condie herself admitted that she wanted nina dobrev to be cassia and that she resembles the girl on the first cover of her books. So when xanders face appears onscreen at her matching ceremony, cassia knows with complete certainty that he. The second installment in the matched book series in crossed, we meet once again with the protagonist cassia, who is in the outer. At this point, cassia finds herself at crossroads, when she has to choose between ky and xander and a life that no one has ever dared follow and a life she has known, between passion and perfection. In matched, the first book in the trilogy, she simply tells the story from cassia reyes point of view, and in crossed and reached she tells it from three points of view cassias, xander carrows and ky markhams which lessens the enjoyment of the books for me, and made them longer, especially book three. His being told about his mistaken match to cassia would maintain the books theme of fighting for the freedom to choose, and the way he does and does not play by the societys rules would give a more nuanced look at the themes of order and limitation, and the benefits and hardships that they create. Chapter cassia reyes, i say, holding out my scancard.