Article 5 is no different, it shows a possible reality of what our government can be.Īfter the war that ended few years ago, United States has a new government, where highly conservative rulers enforce compliance of the Moral Statutes. They usually shows a bleak future that we can get if we are not so careful with the path we choose today. Unlike with science fiction, I find dystopian fictions much truer or closer to reality. I like how they usually project the possibilities of the future. And one of the arresting officers is none other than Chase Jennings-the only boy Ember has ever loved.ĭystopian fictions that is centered in political or government structures and its issues are something I enjoy reading. That is, until her mother is arrested for noncompliance with Article 5 of the Moral Statutes. Her life is as close to peaceful as circumstances allow. She knows how to get the things she needs, like food stamps and hand-me-down clothes, and how to pass the random home inspections by the military. It’s hard to forget that life in the United States used to be different.Įmber has perfected the art of keeping a low profile. Living with her rebellious single mother, it’s hard for her to forget that people weren’t always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to remember that things weren’t always this way. People who get arrested usually don’t come back.

There are no more fines for bad behavior-instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse.

There are no more police-instead, there are soldiers. The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes. New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned. “How cold and foreign this city seemed, that even death could pass unnoticed.”

Article 5 by Kristen Simmons