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“Why would you do that for me?” (299)

Here, Day wonders to June why she threw away her whole life for him. She responds she did it because she knew that he was right. This shows her character development over the book because June goes from an arrogant prodigy to someone willing to risk her life for doing what’s right.

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“‘Few people ever kill for the right reasons, June,’ he said after a long silence. ‘Most do it for the wrong reasons. I just hope you never have to be in either category.”’ (250)

Out of all the characters in this book, Metias has to be my favorite. His words consistently ring true to me and if we were going to map out Legend through the Hero’s Journey, I would have to say he is the mentor. Out of all this meaningful statements, this one is the most prominent to me. Metias, even though he is a soldier does not believe in manslaughter. Most killings are not for the right reasons. They are done out of hate for one another. We need to stop these killings for all they bring is sadness and more hate into this world. And the last thing we need right now is more hate.

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“We’re all going to die like this, June, if someone doesn’t step in. One of these days, a virus will get out of hand, and no vaccine or cure will be able to stop it.” (247)

Metias’ words urge June to take action and to step up. He knows that she has the brainpower to do it. It just whether or not she has the guts to do it.

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“Dated a day after the car accident. They killed them.” (244)

Through Metias' careful journaling and investigating, he found that the Republic killed their parents after his father figured out that the Republic start the plague to “get rid of the weak population.” This strengthens June’s suspicion that maybe the Republic isn’t as glorious as it seems.

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"I'm the first one to speak, 'You and I may have the same enemy,' I say. 'And they've pitted us against each other."' (231)

After realizing that the Republic is no friend of hers, June talks to Day who mentions that maybe everyone has the same enemy; but the way they are raised and the way information is told to them, it seems like others are the enemy, while they are actually on the same side.

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"These black marks look like rifle grease. Almost like the streak of grease that was on Thomas's forehead when I first saw him that night." (226)

While inspecting the photos of her brother's body, June realizes that Day couldn't have killed her and that newfound signs could lead to the murder being Thomas. This would mean that Day would be innocent from that crime, maybe allowing him to live.

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"I didn't kill him- I couldn't have." (168)

Throughout Part Two of the book Day repeatedly says that he did not kill Metias, making the reader (and June) more confused about what the actual (not government-stated) truth is.

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"The stadium. The other children. The soldiers guarding every entrance and exit." (195)

In this passage, June remembers her own Trial and gives the readers an insight of how it is run.

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"Why waste a prodigy in this way?" (201)

After integrating Day about the day after his Trial, June is faced with the fact that there were other prodigies, although, so far, all have been killed after taking the Trial.

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"Day didn't fail his Trial. Not even close. In fact, he got the same score I did; 1500/1500. I am no longer the Republic's only prodigy with a perfect score." (187)

At this moment, June realizes that she is not the only person to ever get a perfect score. This leads her to contemplating why they would save her, but not him. And if Day is also a "genius", who else is out there?

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"Before the murder of Day's mother, I would have smiled at him. Now I feel a chill at his touch and pull away." (175)

Before her mission (and start of feelings towards Day), June liked Thomas and even thought about dating him. After he murdered Day's mother (an Innocent citizen) she can no longer have feelings for him. This shows how much our actions can affect other's thoughts about us.

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"She jerked her head away and held up her scratched hands to shield her face. 'Please,' she said. 'Please, please.'" (85)

Tess' desperation when she meets Day is shown through her fear and repetition of words.

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"What if it was no accident, that Eden got the plague? What if it's no accident when anyone got it?" (173)

This shows Day's intelligence and how he suddenly realizes that the plague is probably no mistake. Because of the different marking on the door, it makes Day believe that the government wanted something from him.

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"'Commander, don't!' I blurt out." (158)

June has come a long way; from trying to hunt down and kill Day, to defending who she thinks is her brother's killer from her authoritarian commander.

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"Metias must be her relative. Just like him, she works for the military. I can't believe my stupidity." (155)

Here, Day realizes the mistakes he has made and that there is no longer any way out. He put his faith in the wrong person and he is now paying the price for it.

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"God- am I making excuses to protect this boy?" (141)

Here, June starts making excuses in her head trying to defend Day and argue that he actually did not kill Metias. This shows that she has formed a strong emotional bond with Day and does not want to see him be killed.

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"And that's when I remember, with a nauseating feeling, the pendant in my pocket. Day's pendant." (138)

Suddenly, June figures out that this boy is Day and realizes she has developed feelings for the one she hates the most.

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"I almost kissed The Girl last night." (133)

"He kisses me gently at first and then, as if he's reaching for something more, he pushes me against the wall and kisses me harder." (137)

It seems very contradictory of everything the readers have learned about these two characters for them to make a leap towards an emotional bond like this.

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"'How can I laugh so soon after my brother's death?"' (126)

Here, June marvels at her quick transition to happiness after Metias' death. While this shows how he is still very much on her mind, it also shows how at home she is with Day and Tess and how there can be life and happiness after a loved one's death

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"'Why did you save me?' she asks." (111)

In this scene, Day has just saved June from the fight club (injured, but okay) and she is asking him why he saved her. She can tell that he has very little to spare, but also why would he save her? She has done nothing for him. This shows the readers into Day's personality and also how June was raised; an eye for an eye, a favor for a favor type of world.

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"'Doesn't seem like a fair fight,' she calls out." (103)

It seems very against all natural human instincts to call out unjust actions at a fight club. It seems even more crazy to shout something out when you are supposed to be there under-cover. June's actions here make her seem very spontaneous in a place where one shouldn't be, along with highlighting her immaturity in a scene like this.

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"'Your cloak not. Don't know what it is, but it sure doesn't look civilian.' This surprises me a little. My cloak is indeed a Canto knot, a sturdy knot that military officials like to use." (78)

By showing his showing his intelligence to June, Day catches her off guard and is able to make her lose track of the conversation at hand, but also gives her the fact that he is no-normal criminal.

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"-even though she's never done that for one of her soldiers before. She refuses to say anything about why she chose to do it" (60)

For the first time ever, Commander Jameson helps the family (in this case just June) set up a funeral for Metias. This means that Jameson has some-sort of deeper emotional connection to Metias and his family.

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'"You're not going to leave me too, are you? You'll stay with me longer than Mom and Dad did?"' (36)

In this memory, June asks Metias if he will be there longer for her than their parents were. Due to his occupation as a solider, this must be a tough question for him to hear because he is often sent into dangerous situations.

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"He doesn't kill." (48)

The difference between Day and other rebels is that he doesn't kill. One would think he does. He'll vandalize and steal but he never has killed anyone. This makes Metias' murder a new thing for him and shows how invested he was when getting the medicine.

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"He's bound here by connection, motivated by emotions." (47)

Here, June realizes Day's weakness; how she can defeat him; is that he emotionally invested in this- he wasn't just doing it for kicks or laughs.

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"'Hardly. They've graduated you early.'" (42)

This was an "A-HA" moment as a reader because one could then see June hunting Day; the two protagonists of the story fighting each other.

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"'Hardly. They've graduated you early.'" (42)

With everything June has done the past few days, it seems more likely to have the Republic expel her instead of promote her.

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""Let's get something straight, Ms. Iparis' she says..." (12)

In this passage, Ms. Whitaker reminds June that even though she is smart and a prodigy, the same rules apply to her as they do for everyone else.

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"I still remember the day that my brother missed his induction ceremony into the Republic military" (35)

June's memory of her brother skipping this immense honor shows his dedication to her and how much he loves her. During this time, Metias tells her that he will stay with her longer than her parents (who are deceased) and June admits that one day she wants to serve the Republic.

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"I know this because I've been there before. I was there the day I failed my Trial, the day I was supposed to die" (24)

This memory revels that when a person fails their test, they are sentenced to death. Or it could be only certain people who are sentenced.

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"When I was seven years old..." (all of page 22)

Day has a flashback to his first "perfect crime", showing his very young beginnings as a criminal. This memory shows that he doesn't commit crimes just for fun or to impress anyone, but as an act of vengeance.

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"Day"(13)

June has an obsession-like issue with Day. She keeps mentioning him; it is oblivious she loves the Republic and wants to end the war and have all criminals, like him, defeated.

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"The Republic's favorite little prodigy is in trouble again" (11)

One would think that the Republic's favorite would be perfect and never get in trouble, much less break the law.

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"He sprays a third, vertical line on my mother's door, cutting the X in half" (10)

This is the first time Day (and the reader) has ever seen a solider draw a different thing on a door instead of a X, making Day wonder what is wrong or different about this mother.

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"I failed my own Trial when I was ten... When I finished my Trial, I felt so sure of my answers that I didn't even bother to watch them grade it. But then the admins ushered me into a corner of the Trial stadium with a bunch of other kids. They stamped something on my test and stuffed me onto a train headed downtown" (6)

This memory moment helps us understand not only how Day got into his situation, but it also tells the reader how important it is to get a good score (or write the politically correct answers) on the Trial.