SuitabookDelirium
Lauren Oliver
- Reading
- Read together if the premise raises questions, pausing to distinguish what the government claims from what the story shows. You could also talk about whether Lena’s expectations change; the extent of any change is unclear.
- Themes
- Government control and choice: The government declares love dangerous and requires citizens to receive the Cure at eighteen. This policy creates a conflict between official control and individual choice, but its treatment across the story is not clear.
- Love and family experience: Lena expects to welcome the Cure because she believes love destroyed her mother; she later meets Alex. The premise links Lena’s view of love to her understanding of her mother’s experience, but does not establish how the story ultimately judges that view.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes a compulsory medical procedure, a mother whose experience is presented as destructive, and a government that restricts people’s choices. How these elements are depicted in detail is unclear.