Re-Read Matched in October! discussion

Time for chapters 15-21 of Matched! Dicussion questions below.

Why do you think the artifacts were taken away after Cassia lent her compact to Em?

Why do you think members of the Society no longer learn to write? Is it something that happened naturally as computers and technology took over? Or was it an intentional part of the Society? Is it possible writing will no longer be taught in our schools in the future?

During recreation time, Ky throws the games he plays against Xander so that he always loses. Why do you think he would he want to portray himself as an average player?

Penguin wrote: "Why do you think the artifacts were taken away after Cassia lent her compact to Em?"

My first thought reminded me of previous wartimes when people would either donate items or have items taken to support war causes- I believe I remember metals being melted and re-purposed or even melted down to sell. So when I read that the artifacts were taken away, I thought they would be repurposed in some way for the war with the Outer Provinces.

Penguin wrote: "Why do you think members of the Society no longer learn to write? Is it something that happened naturally as computers and technology took over? Or was it an intentional part of the Society? Is it ..."
I think perhaps it was a natural progression, but now that I think about it, perhaps it was intentional since now the Society can track everything that is written. I hope we learn more about this in the next two books!

Penguin wrote: "During recreation time, Ky throws the games he plays against Xander so that he always loses. Why do you think he would he want to portray himself as an average player?"

I think he wants to portray himself as average so that he doesn't stand out to the Officials. I think he knows that the best way to fly under the radar is to stay average.