Taking A Look At Cecelia Ahern's Flawed

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Dystopian societies may seem like interesting stories to read about, but they are real in the modern world because of the horrifying truths of totalitarian leaders. Within the dystopian novel Flawed, by Cecelia Ahern, the main character, Celestine North, is found flawed in the corrupt, overpowered system. The moral governmental system, the Guild, judges one’s actions according to the high societal standards given while continuing to have the rest of the world manipulated into supporting their procedures. Once a simple, clever, and devout girl to the Guild, Celestine’s world is suddenly flipped after an act of empathy. The Guild’s need for power and authority put Celestine and countless others in a lowlife position, being shamed every day for …show more content…

Both the Guild and totalitarian governments overlap in their ideas and actions towards civilians who fall out of line. Continuing, the idea of complete Guild power within Flawed and totalitarianism overlaps when both real life and the fictional story micromanage the literature. This micromanagement appears in the novel when a journalist, Pia, is talking to Celestine. Celestine announces to Pia that she has a sixth brand and Pia is shocked. She does not know whether to believe Celestine purely off her words because there have been no reports on it, but she does know she cannot say anything openly, “[Pia] knows she [cannot] say much more about it. Question and doubt Judge Craven?” but Celestine knows Pia “is not that foolish” (Ahern 164). It is important to recognize how Pia cannot speak freely at her job and give the people the truth in situations like Celestine’s. Not only is the censorship exemplifying the Guild’s reign and oversight, but it is putting the public in danger because they are unable to know the full story. Pia could also lose her job trying to educate others because of the overall micromanagement that takes place in their

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