How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Line)
Quote #1
Except this is all a lie. An inferior child with bad genes is no use to the country. If you're lucky, Congress will let you die without first sending you to the labs to be examined for imperfections. (1.1.42)
The Republic lies to its people all the time. It may say that kids are being sent to the labor camps (which isn't a great option either) but it's really experimenting on them and then killing them. Brutal.
Quote #2
No matter. They'll forget about me in a couple of minutes. And it'll take them several more minutes before the solider I'd grabbed realizes that his ID tag is missing. (1.3.29)
Day's pretty slick and good with tricking people. After all these years on the streets, he's definitely savvy enough to finagle his way around the soldiers at the hospital. Does he use his smarts for good or evil, though?
Quote #3
"He's telling people that he has plague cures for someone who needs it. He says he knows that you're injured. He never gave a name, but he must be talking about you." (1.5.44)
Does the Republic think that Day's going to fall for that trick so easily? Unfortunately for Day though, he's not trying to find a cure for himself—he's finding one for Eden—and because of this, he's willing to take risks he normally wouldn't.