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Day's Experimentation
booklover123
Jul 02, 2014 05:29PM
What I don't understand about Day being experimented on is the reason behind it? June herself got a perfect score herself but they didn't experiment on her.
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I think that it was so sad that they did that he was only 10 years old. and why would they waste a great soldier on testing. it was a very stupide idea.
The elites weren't tested on but the poor were routinely tested on. They considered the poor kids to be 'open game' / not really people.
i'm sure that part of it was that elites were given the right nutrition and medical care and all that as they were growing up that the assumption was that their bones and brains were 'stronger'. that's why the poor were experimented on. trying to understand if there was something physical that caused them to succeed or if it was something psychological and motivational from 'inside'
Because he is defiant, the government eliminates those who got low score and also those who has the potential of being a rebel
This is a really good question!
I have no idea though, probably what the others said, about the poor.
God it made me so angry when i found out what they did to Day!
I have no idea though, probably what the others said, about the poor.
God it made me so angry when i found out what they did to Day!
I still have to read the last book, so I don't know if they address this topic in that one, but I've been thinking about it as well.
I remember Chian was his examinator during the Trial, and he wrote something like "be careful of this one" after hearing Day's answers.
As far as I imagine, Chian knew Day was a Prodigy, but he knew he was not a loyal follower of the Republic since he was poor. Besides, I bet his dad was murdered by the Republic. So his loyalty towards the regime was rather questionable.
If the Trials are SO important, they must also check the background of the kids. I guess Chian saw Day's dad was a supporter of the Colonies, and he decided to experiment with him instead of training him
In contrast, June was a rich girl, so she would always obey the Republic's orders. She didn't seem to be dangerous.
If you are ruling a country, you need all the intellectuals or prodigies in your favor. If they are against you, you are in huge troubles. That's what this book is about: two prodigies (with different backgrounds) destroying a system to change things for the better.
I remember Chian was his examinator during the Trial, and he wrote something like "be careful of this one" after hearing Day's answers.
As far as I imagine, Chian knew Day was a Prodigy, but he knew he was not a loyal follower of the Republic since he was poor. Besides, I bet his dad was murdered by the Republic. So his loyalty towards the regime was rather questionable.
If the Trials are SO important, they must also check the background of the kids. I guess Chian saw Day's dad was a supporter of the Colonies, and he decided to experiment with him instead of training him
In contrast, June was a rich girl, so she would always obey the Republic's orders. She didn't seem to be dangerous.
If you are ruling a country, you need all the intellectuals or prodigies in your favor. If they are against you, you are in huge troubles. That's what this book is about: two prodigies (with different backgrounds) destroying a system to change things for the better.
I believe it was because his family was poor, and his father didn't really support the society thingy. That's what I think from what I remember. Why do you think they experimented on him? Very good question by the way.
