Blog 11C-Analysis: Among the Hidden
Among the Hidden is the second dystopia book that we have read and this book definitely had many characteristics of a dystopia that are clear to me as a reader. First of all, it is stated in the book that the society in which they live in is totalitarian; it is not a democracy anymore. Also, there are rules that make up the society in which everyone must follow, similar to the giver. The idea of having a third or fourth or even fifth child is against the law and if someone is discovered to have a shadow child, as they call these children, there are consequences to follow. Another way in which this book becomes classified as a dystopia is by the absence of freedom. This is shown multiple times in the book. It is clear when Luke’s father gets a letter in the mail saying that he is forbidden to grow anything inside, and all of the things that he has bought will be confiscated. All in all, the book was very interesting and it would be interesting to be able to read some of the other books in the shadow children series.
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