1. “Oliver’s artfully detailed prose reveals, brick by brick, the sturdy dramatic foundation of an initially implausible premise…. The abrupt ending leaves enough unanswered questions to set breathless readers up for volume two of this trilogy.”
“They say that the cure for Love will make me happy and safe forever. And I’ve always believed them. Until now. Now everything has changed. Now, I’d rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years smothered by a lie.”
Delirium
By: Lauren Oliver
"Oliver writes beautifully, with well-measured mastery. The references to The Book of Shhh and The Safety, Health and Happiness Handbook, 12th edition, are exquisitely artful touches." 

2. Lauren Oliver Born in 1982 Lives in Brooklyn, New York
Graduated from NYU (New York University) with an MFA in creative writing
Known for her young adult books

3. Romeo and Juliet for health class DEATH It is ILLEGAL to say “love”
Setting
Future Florida
Government is completely in control
Peak of rebellion
love is considered a disease
People are cured from the disease at age 18
You are paired for marriage and assigned a number of children
Romeo and Juliet for health class
DEATH
It is ILLEGAL to say “love”
Loss of apetite
Lack of focus
Symptoms
Love = Disease
Deliria

4. Characters Lena (Magdelena) Hanna Alex Gracie Rachel Brian Scharff
Aunt Carol
Annabel

5. Lena (Magdelena) Grew up in Portland, Maine Father died from Cancer
Mother “committed suicide” when Lena was 6
She lives with her aunt Carol
Can’t wait to be cured
Doesn’t use her own last name because Halloway is a pitied last name

6. Lena’s Mother (Annabel)
Was cured 3 times but it never worked
Didn’t want to be cured again
Committed suicide
Used to love her children
Used to sing to them
Pretended to be cured
Used to do everything that an uncured would do secretly

7. Hanna Lena’s best friend Richer than Lena Beautiful
Doesn’t want to be cured
Rebels against the governement
Influences Lena
Listens to illegal music
Breaks curfew
Dreams about going to the Wilds

8. Alex A boy who works at the evaluation center Actually an Invalid
19 years old
He can love
Faked the scars from the operation
Isn’t matched

9. Plot Lena is 17 years old She cant wait for the cure
She has a best friend named Hanna who is turning against the governement
During her evalution, she meets boy
His name is Alex and he works at the evaluation center
She decides to meet him almost everyday at the beach
They fall in love
He tells her that he is an invalid
Lena gets matched
Alex says he thinks he knows where her mother is

10. Theme We take love for granted The government is in control
People say they wish love doesn’t exist
We wouldn’t realise how important it is until its gone
we don’t realise what life would be like without it
The government is in control
Symbolic of the power that the government has
They are so powerful they can take away our emotions

11. MY OPINION

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