Metias In Legend

In the novel, Legend, by Marie Lu, a character from the novel that could be considered a best friend would be Metias. He could be counted as one since he is caring. Best friends care about each other, they aren’t rude, and don’t provide hate towards each other. Throughout June’s life, Metias cared for her no matter what she did. For example, when June got in trouble for climbing the campus walls, fourteen floors high, Metias arrived in Mrs. Whitakers (June’s dean secretary) office to apologize for Junes actions, and bail her out of trouble. When Thomas was feeling down that June wouldn’t learn a thing, if Metias kept praising her for breaking the rules, Metias told him to cheer up. On page 19, Marie wrote “Cheer up, Thomas.” Metias reaches over and

claps him on the back. “Surely breaking a rule once in a while is tolerable, especially if you’re doing it to beef up your skills for the Republic’s sake. Victory against the Colonies. Right?” This quote describes Metias trying cheering Thomas up by changing his view of Metias praising June’s rule breaking. Lastly, Metias mentioned to June that he would love, and take care of her forever. On page 42, the author included, “Metias kissed me on my forehead. “Forever and ever, kid, until you’re sick and tired of seeing me.” This illustrates the quote Metias told June. These quotes help Metias be considered as a best friend because they illustrate scenes where Metias was caring. Being caring can lead to stronger relationships. In conclusion, because Metias is caring, he could be considered a best friend.
One main setting in Legend would be the hospital, a place the Republic uses to test plagues. This place is not an ideal place, since the Republic uses a lab to create new plagues, and the cure. The Republic infects citizens, to test if the plague is contagious. I would not consider visiting a place where humans are used as lab rats. For example, when Day got a perfect score of 1500 on his trial, the Republic was amazed, that they failed him on purpose to experiment on him. On page 201, the author included “They injected something into one of my eyes that stung like poison. They also cut up my knee. With a scalpel. Then they force-fed me some kind of medicine, and the next thing I knew. . . I was lying in a hospital basement with a bunch of other corpses. But I wasn’t dead.” A lab, where kids are used for the military… The author also included “They experimented on him. Probably for the military. This I’m sure of now, and the thought makes me ill. They were taking tiny tissue samples from his knee, as well as from his heart and his eye. His knee: they must have wanted to study his unusual physical abilities, his speed and agility. His eye: maybe it wasn’t an injection but an extraction, something to test why his vision was so sharp. His heart: they fed him medicine to see how low his heart rate could go, and they were probably disappointed when his heart temporarily stopped. That’s when they thought he died.” This quote describes Junes reasoning for why the Republic tested on Day. This textual evidence illustrates Day being tested on. A lab where ordinary citizens are “helping” the government by being lab rats, is not an ideal/perfect place. In conclusion, the hospital is a main place since it’s the Republics test lab.
The main conflict in Legend is that Day, and June are enemies, but when the events turn, and secrets are kept, they must work together to escape from the government, and retrieve Eden back. This conflict is man v.s. society. Although the two escape Ruby sector, the problem is not resolved, Day, and June are still wanted by the government. The government has Eden as hostage, to exam him since he has the plague. On page 302, the author includes “I want to head out toward Vegas. I want to find Tess, and make sure she’s safe with the Patriots before we move on to the warfront to find Eden. I can’t just leave her behind. I have to know that she’s better off with them than us.” This quote describes Day’s goal. This textual evidence supports the conflict identified since it shows that the problem was not solved if they still need to retrieve Eden. A song that would complement the conflict would be The Cab- Angel with a Shotgun. This song would complement the conflict, because Day is a good, kind, and generous boy who hates the government since he knows the truth. In order to protect his family, he faked his death, and became Day, a ‘criminal’. In the song lyrics, the sentence “If loves a fight, then I shall die,” is mentioned. Day would fight the government in order to save Eden. In conclusion, the main conflict in Legend is that Day and June must team up to save Eden.
The theme in the novel would be enemies are friends you haven’t met yet.

For example, June felt devastated when her brother died, so she tried to avenge him by taking out Day. However, when June realizes the truth behind the Republic, she starts to trust Day, and helps him escape. On page 45, the author wrote “I will hunt you down. I will scour the streets of Los Angeles for you. Search every street in the Republic if I have to. I will trick you and deceive you, lie, cheat, and steal to find you, tempt you out of your hiding place, and chase you until you have nowhere else to run. I make you this promise: your life is mine.” This quote describes June’s way of avenging her brother, to take out the killer. Later on in the book, at page 266, June says to Kaede, “I want to help Day escape before his execution.” This quote describes Junes change of mind. Eventually June and Day stay together, and they don’t evacuate each other. This textual evidence supports the theme, because it shows how June at first hated Day, as an enemy, but later on, she gets attached to him after knowing the truth, they become friends. In conclusion, enemies are friends you haven’t met yet could be a theme for the novel

Legend.