PlotOverview

Briefly,butusingtheentirespace,discussthe
plot,conflict,andrisingactiontosummarizethe
plot.Useyourownwords.

WhenCassialearnsthatheridealMatch,the
personshellmarryisher
bestfriend
Xander,
shesoverjoyed.Butwhensheviewsthe
microchipgiventoheraftertheMatch
Banquet,anotherboysfaceappearsonthe
screen,KyMarkham.TheOfficialsnever
makemistakes,yetsomehow,shesbeen
matchedwithtwoboys.Assuredthatitwas,
infact,amistakemadebysomeoneinthe
MatchingDepartment,Cassiatriestomove
on.Butshecantdenythenew
feelings
she
hasforKy,whichseemtogrowstrongerwith
eachpassingday.

AbouttheAuthor

NovelNotes

Matched

AllyCondie

Includeimportantinformationabouttheauthor.
Youmaywanttoincludewhatinspiredthem,other
worktheyhavewritten,significantlifeevents,what
timeperiodheorshewrotein,andhowthetime
periodinfluencedthewriting.

Allyliveswithherhusbandandfourchildren
outsideofSaltLakeCity,Utah.Condiehas
saidininterviewsthatherinspirationtowrite
Matched
camefromaconversationsheand
herhusbandhadoverdinneronenightabout
thesocietalrolethatmarriageplays.Shealso
drewinspirationfromchaperoningahigh
schoolJuniorProm,andfromamatching
dancethatsheattendedinhighschool.

HistoricalContext

Includeinformationonthetimeperiod,social,
economical,cultural,andothersignificant
influencesthatcharacterizethisnovel.

Manilahostagecrisis,whichoccurred
attheQuirinoGrandstandinManila,
whereadismissedpoliceofficertook
hostageatourbusfullofChinese
nationals.

TherepealoftheDon'tAskDon'tTell
policy,the17yearoldpolicybanning
onhomosexualsservingopenlyinthe
UnitedStatesmilitary,wassignedinto
lawbyPresidentBarackObama.

SabrinaSheffer

March29,2016

EssentialQuotes

Addtwoquotesthatcapturetheessenceofthenovel.
Besuretocitethequotationsproperly.

Isfallinginlovewithsomeone'sstorythesame
thingasfallinginlovewiththepersonhimself
(Condie85)?

Onceyouwantsomething,everythingchanges
(54).

Condie,AllysonBraithwaite.,andIrene
Vandervoort.
Matched
.N.p.:n.p.,n.d.Print.

CharacterAnalysis

Identifyeachmajorcharacterinthenovel.
Describethemostimporttraitsthatcharacterize
thisperson.(
S
peech,
T
houghts,
E
ffectsonother,
A
ction,
L
ooks)

CassiaReyes:
The17yearoldfemaleprotagonistofthenovel.
CassialiveswithintheSocietywithherparents
andheryoungerbrother.Onher17thbirthday,
sheisMatched.Shehasbeenmatchedwith
XanderThomasCarrow,but,whenaglitchinthe
matchingsystemappears,CassiaseesKy'sface
insteadofXander.

KyMarkham:
KyisanAberration,apersonwhohasbeen
revokedofCitizenstatusbecauseofhisfather's
actsagainsttheSociety.HeisalsoCassias
matched.

XanderCarrow:
Cassia'schildhoodfriend,andhasbeenMatched
withCassia.Cassiadescribeshimasa
handsome,intelligent,kindandcaringyoungman
whofollowsalloftherules

Themes

Identifyandanalyzesomeofthesignificant
themesinthenovel.

Choices:

MotifsandSymbols

Identifyandinterpretsomeofthemajormotifsand
symbolsinthenovel.

Motifs:

InaSocietyliketheonein
Matched
,that'sbeen
specificallyengineeredtoeliminateasmany
choicesaspossible,thediscoverythatthereare
choicesotherthandoingexactlywhatyou'retoldis StatisticalProbability:
prettymindblowing.
ThefactthatKywasaccidentallyMatchedto

someonefromhisownProvincewasstatistically
improbableenoughthattheSocietyallowedheand
Courage:
Somecharactersdemonstratecouragebyobeying Cassia'srelationshiptoflowerinanattempttosee
whereitwouldgo.
therulesandkeepingthepeopletheylovesafe,
whileothersshowtheirbraverybychallengingthe
statusquo,andstillothersengageinsmallactsof
bravery.Cassiahasnoideawhichoftheseways
istherightwaytobestrongthough,andspends
thebookoscillatingbetweenallofthem.

Symbols:

Family:
Citizenshavethefamilytheywerebornintoand
thespousethey'reassignedto,andthekids
they'retoldwhentohave.Despitethese
differences,threatstoone'sfamilyareoneofthe
thingsthatkeepeveryoneinlineandfollowingthe
rules.Buteveninaworldwithoutchoicesand
luck,comingofagemeansdecidingbetween
familyandfollowingyourownpath.

Pills:

thateveryonehastotake.Thisiscontrolofthe
massesandcanalsorepresentthe'bitterpill'of
conformity.

Poem:
CassiareceivedfromherGrandfatherwhichisurging
rebellionagainstconformity.

Cufflinks:
Xanderreceivesthis.Theserepresentatimelong
lostitisa'shining'reminderofwhathasbeenlost.