Today I would like to blog about the setting at the beginning of Allegiant. I have just begun this book so I don't know a whole lot about the plot, but the way the setting was brought forth in the first 50 pages or so is very clear. I would like to include some quotes from the novel to demonstrate this. These quotes also showcase the great imagery in the novel
•"It wasn't clean as it was in the days when it was the Erudite compound; now it is ravaged by war, bullet holes in the walls and the broken glass of shattered light bulbs everywhere. I walk over dirty footprints and beneath flickering lights..."- pg 4
•"This floor of the Erudite Headquarters is all glass, even the walls. Sunlight refracts through it and casts slivers of rainbows across the floor... A long narrow room with beds on either side. Next to each bed is a glass cabinet for clothes and books, and a small table."-pg 15
• "We reach the end of the lawn . The metal structure is larger and stranger up close than it was from far away. It's really a stage, and arcing above it are massive metal plates that curl in different directions, like an exploded aluminum can."-pg 26
•"Ahead of us is the Hancock building, and beyond it, Lake Shore Drive, the lazy strip of pavement that I once flew over like a bird. We walk the cracked sidewalk side by side, our clothes smeared with Edward's blood, now dry." -pg 41
•"I only find myself in a ransacked laboratory, beakers and test tubes scattered across each counter. Torn pieces of paper litter on the floor, and I'm bending to pick one up when the lights shut off."-pg 49
In conclusion, I think that the setting descriptions on Allegiant really help to enhance the story and I think that they are very visual to help you get an idea of what it looks like in this novel.
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