The setting has peaked my interest because in this society you have to be perfect or else you will be labeled flawed. So this makes me more closely read the book. Since I read the book more closely I can see how the characters are and it makes me more interested in what they are going to do and what will happen next.

She uses many adjectives, and sensory details in order to help us better understand the internal and external conflicts that are characters go through. Her writing of the book also took a large amount of time in the beginning to describe the appearance of each character so we can better imagine what the character looks like as they are experiencing their emotions.

"She’s like a petite doll that looks like the wind could blow her over, though I know that is not the case. Even the wind would lose a battle with her. Her skin is soft and peachy, her clothes delicate and pretty, a silk ivory top with delicate organza flowers and a lace pencil skirt. She even smells of peaches. Everything about her is so fine and pretty". The author uses sensory detail very effectively by not only using what we see like how she looks like a petite doll but also saying how she smells like peaches. These details make me think about what it would be like if I came in contact with these people more than just a character in a book. And this also makes me feel what is happening more than just reading and not feel anything

The author does interrupt the progression of the plot when at the end of chapter 46 and the start of 47 Celestine notices Art and her sister together. Before this Celestine was trying to find a way out of the shed that she was locked inside of. While realizing where she was and how long she had till curfew the plot was interrupted and the focus went to what Art and her sister were doing. This affects my understanding of the text because since the focus is interrupted I focus on one side of the story and forget about the other.  

In the very beginning of the book i believed all the traits that the author had given us when she described celestine. This led me to believe that she was just a normal teenage girl and to a point I think she was. But after reading all that she has gone through i believe that she has changed. Her decision making like in the case of analyzing her distrust of Pia where she understood the facts and saw deeper then what was on the surface and made a tough decisions based on what she knew. Instead of simply trusting an adult which other teenagers would do, and in this set of chapters when she just barely makes it home for curfew and she has fallen to the ground bleeding and in pain, she simply laughs, straying far from what any normal person would do. Both her reactions, and her new way of thinking have showed that her way of living life has changed completely in a way that we do not completely understand which keeps me thinking ahead in the story about who she will truly become at the end.

The author establishes emotion in the text by using words that connect directly with Celestine and nobody else. For example when Celestine is talking the author will break out of the dialogue to describe how Celestine feels. In the text it says, "I feel my cheeks go hot and I look away"(Ahern 265). This creates emotion by making the reader feel for Celestine. From this context the reader can assume that Celestine is embarrassed. In this moment the reader connects with Celestine and can relate to what is happening in the story with their own experiences. 

The author continues to make me wonder about how the rest o the story is going to play out, specifically the condition of the guild and the flawed themselves. When Ms. Dockery reveals herself as a member of a kind of resistance it makes me wonder about the current state of the system that governs celestines world. The author continues to let us know that growing unrest that is occurring among the people of this society, while also giving us a look into the lives of those who are helping to being it down.