Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
The Dome and Outside of the Dome The Dome is where all of the "Best and the Brightest" families were escorted to before the Detonations. In the Dome, people ( called "Pures") live a very structured...
Narrator Point of View
Pure is ultimately told through a third person (omniscient) lens; however, it's not your everyday narrative technique. Pure has four different characters which the novel focuses on: Pressia, Partri...
Genre
Dystopian LiteraturePure is a post-apocalyptic world with two opposing sides: the Dome, and outside of the Dome. Does this remind you of say, District One and District 12 of The Hunger Games? It's...
What's Up With the Title?
It's the name that the wretches call the people in the Dome. Next!Okay, so the title Pure might seem pretty obvious at first, but let's not get carried away here. Throughout the novel, the word "pu...
What's Up With the Ending?
If you're looking for a satisfying ending, pick another book. If, on the other hand, you're looking for a cliffhanger…Pure is the first book in a trilogy, so you're not going to get a clean endin...
Tough-o-Meter
The novel is pretty straightforward (despite the warped world it inhabits) and the characters all speak like humans, rather than Shakespearean fools. But—and this is a big "but" and we cannot lie...