Matched Themes

In a Society like the one in Matched, that's been specifically engineered to eliminate as many choices as possible, the discovery that there are choices other than doing exactly what you're told is...

Art is more than just paint on a canvas or words on paper—it is self-expression, and has the power to make us feel and to let us know that we're not alone in this world. At its core, art is about...

Cassia's life is all about rules and order in Matched—like, we're not even sure how she remembers them all. It's more than just the basic don't hurt people maxims—Cassia is told where to be, wh...

In Matched, courage is all about choices. Some characters demonstrate courage by obeying the rules and keeping the people they love safe, while others show their bravery by challenging the status q...

Lies and deceit are a pretty big deal thematically in Matched. Let's face it: When you suddenly realize your entire life, Society, relationship, beliefs, and values are rooted in lies, you're proba...

For most of us, we have the family we were born into and the family we choose. In the Society in Matched though, citizens have the family they were born into and… the spouse they're assigned to,...

In Matched, the Society's power is absolute. There is no luck and no choices—only doing exactly what the Society tells you to do, when they tell you to do it, with whom they tell you to do it, an...

In Matched, the Society is organized by class. From the lowest Anomalies, to the only-slightly-more-desirable Aberrations, to regular citizens, to the Officials who control everything, class permea...