https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8 Legend by Marie Lu en-us 2023-02-15 23:54:14 UTC 2025-11-15 18:44:03 UTC hello@padlet.com vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484236421 I chose this book because after seeing it in the library, I read the description, which states that, “The sinister lengths to which their country will go to keep its secrets.” This led me to believe that it was a dystopian novel and I love dystopian fiction because of the way the secrets are revealed as well as how the people respond. ]]> 2023-02-15 23:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484236421 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484238228 The opening lines, “My mother thinks I’m dead. Obviously I’m not dead, but it's safer for her to think so. At least twice a month, I see my wanted poster flashed on the JumboTrons scattered throughout downtown Los Angeles.” drops us in a fantasy world, where there are these things called JumboTrons. We also know that the character is wanted, and has been for a while. It is a good opening that opens up a lot about the character. For example, he also has a family who wants them to think that he is dead. ]]> 2023-02-16 00:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484238228 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484238715 On page 304, Day says, “Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything’s possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the moment, you take it all one day at a time... You try to walk in the light.” This is important because it shows how the character is thinking of hope, showing how it relates to the resolution of the novel where they have hope. 

]]> 2023-02-16 00:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484238715 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484239070 Important plot events in Legend move the story forward or reveal something major about the character. For example, when June meets Day, it is an extremely important plot event, setting the ball rolling for the rest of the book. It leads to the death of Day’s mother and his capture, leading to June realizing the truth about the Republic. Day says, "Do you have the cure, cousin?"


]]> 2023-02-16 00:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484239070 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484239942 One unknown word that stuck out to me was unperturbed. This word means to not feel anxiety.

Another unknown word that stuck out to me was stupefied. I had never seen this word before, so after a quick google search, I found out it means to astonish or shock. 

These were the only unknown words for me, as this book seemed pretty normal in terms of writing. 

]]> 2023-02-16 00:03:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484239942 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484240896 One example of figurative language in Legend is, “Rain blankets the world around me and wind whistles through my drenched shirt, threatening to lift me off my feet." This is personification and it means that it is raining hard and it is very windy.

]]> 2023-02-16 00:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484240896 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484241772 1. If the situations of June and Day were reversed, do you think Day would have helped June? Yes, I believe that Day would have helped June if their situations were reversed, because Day is a person who would fight against resistance. He also has an attraction to June, which would cause him to help June even more. Similar to how June helped him, he would help June. 

]]> 2023-02-16 00:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484241772 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484242179 The first example of irony is “He’d always loved our parents’ old-fashioned ways, and kept handwritten journals just like how they’d kept all these paper photos. 'You can’t trace or tag them online,' he always said. Ironic coming from an expert hacker.” Metias was an expert hacker, but preferred “old-fashioned” things, creating irony. 

]]> 2023-02-16 00:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484242179 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484243240 2023-02-16 00:08:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2484243240 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486479613
The second example of irony is Day’s trial score. He was everything that the Republic wanted, but they instead used him as research in order to figure out why he was so good. They experimented on him to find out where his physical abilities came from. June says, "I am no longer the Republic's only prodigy with a perfect score."]]> 2023-02-17 15:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486479613 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486480061 The third example of irony is the dramatic irony between June and Day. When they meet each other, they don’t know who each other is, but we do know that June was looking for Day. June then realizes that the “boy” is Day when Day reaches for his pendant. This causes us to be on edge when June will finally know. 

]]> 2023-02-17 15:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486480061 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486481494 2. Do you think it was right for Thomas to follow the orders to eliminate Metias, even if it was immoral? I believe that Thomas had to follow orders, after all, if he didn’t then he would have died. However, Thomas could have tried to stop it, however he could have. This is a difficult question to answer. 

]]> 2023-02-17 15:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486481494 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486482455 3. Do you think the age of the trial should be moved up? If so, then what age should it be? Yes, I believe the age of the trial should be moved up to 18, when children become adults. This will lead to their full mental and physical capabilities tested, rather than at 10. Also, it will allow them to be better leaders and soldiers, which is the goal that the Republic of America wants. 

]]> 2023-02-17 15:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486482455 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486483683
Another important plot point in Legend is when June investigates the crime scene photos of her brother’s death and she sees rifle grease. She realizes that she saw Thomas with the same rifle grease and this opens up June’s character, leading to her breaking out Day. June says, "I was about to click off when I see a speck of black, something that looks like rifle grease."]]> 2023-02-17 15:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486483683 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486484217 The final important plot event is when June finds Metias’s online blog, which reveals all the secrets about the Republic. This leads to her rebellion against the Republic for the rest of the series as she finally sees the truth about the Republic. June says, "The letters say, FOLLOW ME JUNE BUG DOT COM."]]> 2023-02-17 15:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486484217 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486485649 On page 245, Metias said, “If you want to rebel, rebel from inside the system. That’s much more powerful than rebelling outside the system.” This powerful quote tells us that Metias tried to rebel from the inside in order to gain secrets about the Republic. In this quote, Metias states how good it is to crumble everything down from the inside. ]]> 2023-02-17 15:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486485649 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486487109 On page 177, Thomas says, “If there’s something we need to hear about, the generals will tell us.” This quote tells us that Thomas has complete obedience and trust in his generals, like the rest of the Republic. This shows us that with the Republic, they need obedience, which is a red flag.]]> 2023-02-17 15:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486487109 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486489120 Another example of figurative language is, "Her sadness makes her impossibly beautiful, like snow blanketing a barren landscape." This is a simile that means that the woman’s sadness makes her pretty like snow on dry land.]]> 2023-02-17 15:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486489120 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486489345 Another example of figurative language is, "Everything around me looks blurred at the edges, as if I am sprinting." This is a simile that means that the character is in pain, because the world is blurred like how it is when he is running.]]> 2023-02-17 15:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486489345 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486489614 Another example of figurative language is, "People in the crowd collapse like levees in a flood." This is another simile that means that the people in the crowd are falling extremely quickly.]]> 2023-02-17 15:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486489614 vjain23 https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486489880 The final example of figurative language in Legend is, "My ears are drowning in the noise." This is personification and it means that it is extremely loud where the character is. The character ears are being blasted with the noise.]]> 2023-02-17 15:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vjain23/m3zbirvs8zezl9c8/wish/2486489880