The Testing 3/13

Prompt 1.)• Describe something you have read that is similar to this. 2.)• Are the characters realistic (do they seem like they could be real people)? Why

or why not? 3.)Do you like what you’re reading? Why or why not?

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                       The Testing and The Hunger Games are very similar to each other while not the exact point. Both book have a teenage girl be chosen to participate in a constants were they will have to survive.  There are different small/large towns that are far from each other that have different thing they do or make to support this new civilization in both of the books. A boy is in love with the main protagonist but at the beginning of the book she does not know this and eventually does now know if she has the same feelings for him. (Katniss and Peta, Cia and Thomas) These event take place in the future were a new civilization has been formed after most of the world was destroyed do to war.



                    I believe that the characters in the book The Testing could all be real. An example of this is Cia, she is intelligent and quick on her feet. Now a days are more likely to graduate from college than to drop out, so Cia would fit into this static. Thomas is another great example he is a smart young man that is also quick on his feet that is in love with Cia.  There are many young man that are intelligent especially with the age of technology curtly happening and most people fall in love during their live time.  Cia's father is a character that is realistic because he has gone through The Testing and he has nightmare about what happened some nights and does not for his daughter to suffer as he does.  Minor Spoiler do not keep reading if you do not want this to be spoiled go the next paragraph. The character Roman betrays his teammates Cia and Brick because he wants to win at all cost and this is something that some people will do from cheating to even "eliminating" their companions if they feel desperate enough to do so.

                 
                     I really enjoyed reading The Testing because I felt the character development is fantastic with the romance of Cia and Thomas not being rush but shown how she develops feelings for him and the other way around. I like how the future society needs one another to continue to work.  I like the fact that there are twist in the book that are not always seen and how some character can turn on the flip of a dime.  I felt that the violence and action in the book are balance with the intelligent writing how the book has lot of actions but it does not take to an extreme.  I also like how the book shows that survive is not just about being stronger or more aggressive but about out smarting you opponent.

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