Politics and Caste System Portrayed in Kiera Cass's The Selection

Abstract

Kiera Cass in her novel The Selection (2012) depicts the caste differentiation in a country known as Illea. Cass has succeeded in creating this novel as a dystopian and romantic young adult fiction but also in clearly manifesting its political issues through the demonstration of rebel conflicts and the struggles between the high and low classes. Through the character America Singer, the novel discusses how people are attracted to such offers provided by higher caste and how they adapt to their norms once they enjoy leisure life. Thus, the study intends to specifically expose discrimination, inequality, and injustices based on economical status and political aspects.