Question

Carefully read the passage from Lauren Oliver’s Delirium, paying particular attention to the narrator\"s point of view. Then write a well-organized paragraph in which you describe the narrator\"s perspective and analyze how her descriptions shape the reader\"s understanding of the society in which she lives. Be sure to include specific evidence from the passage in your response. Do not simply summarize the text. Excerpt from Delirium by Lauren Oliver The most dangerous sicknesses are those that make us believe we are well. — Proverb 42, The Book of Shhh It has been sixty-four years since the president and the Consortium identified love as a disease, and forty-three since the scientists perfected a cure. Everyone else in my family has had the procedure already. My older sister, Rachel, has been disease-free for nine years now. She\"s been safe from love for so long, she says she can\"t even remember its symptoms. I'm scheduled to have my procedure in exactly ninety-five days, on September 3rd. My birthday. Many people are afraid of the procedure. Some people even resist. But I'm not afraid. I can't wait. I would have it done tomorrow, if I could, but you have to be at least eighteen, sometimes a little older, before the scientists will cure you. Otherwise the procedure won't work correctly: people end up with brain damage, partial paralysis, blindness, or worse. I don't like to think that I'm still walking around with the disease running through my blood. Sometimes I swear I can feel it, writhing in my veins like something spoiled, like sour milk. It makes me feel dirty. It reminds me of children throwing tantrums. ... And of course it reminds me of my mother. After the procedure I will be happy and safe forever. That's what everybody says, the scientists and my sister and Aunt Carol. I will have the procedure and then I'll be paired with a boy the evaluators choose for me. In a few years, we'll get married. Recently Ive started having dreams about my wedding. In them Im standing under a white canopy with flowers in my hair. I'm holding hands with someone, but whenever I turn to look at him his face blurs, like a camera losing focus, and I cant make out any features​

Answer 1

In the passage from Lauren Oliver's Delirium, the narrator's perspective is shaped by her belief in the effectiveness and necessity of the cure for love. The narrator expresses her eagerness to undergo the procedure, stating that she can't wait to be disease-free. She sees love as a sickness that runs through her blood and makes her feel dirty. This perspective is reinforced by the descriptions of the potential consequences of not undergoing the procedure, such as brain damage, paralysis, and blindness. The narrator's descriptions of her family members who have already undergone the procedure, like her sister Rachel, being safe and free from love for years further emphasize the society's belief in the cure. The passage also reveals the narrator's anticipation of getting married and her dreams of a wedding, which suggest that the society views love as something controlled and predetermined. Overall, the narrator's perspective and descriptions create a sense of urgency and fear surrounding the disease of love and the necessity of the cure in the society she lives in.

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