1. The SOCIETY vs U.S. GOVERNMENT
The novel Matched by Ally Condie is about a girl, Cassia, who lives in a dystopian civilization. She also wants to love who she wants to love, without Societal restrictions. The Society (government) has set regulations that you must follow, and some are very extreme.
The Society in Matched differs drastically from our U.S. government.
U.S. GOV.
SOCIETY
The freedom to love who we want to love
Boys and girls, of the age of 16, are Matched together by a computer sorting system
Must marry and cannot change their Match
If you have a criminal record, you cannot be Matched with someone
Society picks how many kids you have
Men and women can pick who they marry
Can marry anyone of any gender, race, religion ect.
Can get a divorce and can have has many children as they want
SOCIETY
U.S. GOV.
Cannot travel unless you are of Official status
Society can move you, and your family, to a new location at anytime. Even if you do not wish to be moved
Of you are not of Official status, your job can allow you to travel to new places
The freedom to travel
Can travel to *almost* any place in the world
Need an updated passport to travel out of the country
Can travel by plane, train, ship or car by paying
U.S. GOV.
SOCIETY
The freedom to choose your own profession
You can have any job you wish
Can go to college to become educated
You can keep almost all the money you make
Pay for state taxes
The Society picks your job based off of your strengths, skills, and intelligence
Do not get to change your job once you have acquired it
SOCIETY
U.S. GOV.
The opportunity to come back to life after death
Every civilian dies at the age of 80
Throughout your life, samples of your tissue are taken so you can come back to life
Once scientists find out how
No limit on life span
Once you pass, you cannot come back to life
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The freedom to pass down family artifacts
Can only obtain and keep artifacts if you are of Civilian status and above
Cannot have an artifact if you have a criminal record
If you commit a crime all artifacts are taken under Society possession
Can keep an artifact through generations, despite your “status” and criminal record
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Are you intrigued by novels about dystopian societies?
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MATCHED, CROSSED, and REACHED