BY ALLY CONDIE Matched（盟友CONDIE 匹配）.pdf

A DISCUSSION GUIDE FOR A DISCUSSION GUIDE FOR BY ALLY CONDIE BY ALLY CONDIE • Matched is told in fi rst person; how would the story be di erent if someone besides Cassia were • Crossed opens with Ky performing an informal last rites ceremony for one of the lost as he recites the telling it? poem “Crossing the Bar” by Lord Alfred Tennyson. What can readers infer about Ky from his actions? What is it about this particular poem that makes it so special for Ky and others who wish to change Society? • The Society only allows citizens to own one object from the past. What can readers learn about Cassia’sworld from this rule? If you were asked to select a single item to pass down to another • In Crossed, readers gain a better understanding of the Society’s intent to preserve DNA of Society generation, what would it be and why? members in good standing in hopes of overcoming death. Are there any parallels to the preservation tactics in our present society? If you were given a similar opportunity, would you want to participate? •