If a child scores below 1000 on the Trial, he or she is sent “to the labs to be examined for imperfections” (8) and then killed. When a child turns 10, he or she takes the Trial, a test that determines whether they will continue in school or be sent to work in the factories. Day worries about his Mom and his younger brother, Eden, who is about to turn 10. These include a pair of goggles as a birthday present for Day’s older brother, John, the only member of the family who knows that Day is still alive. Today, Day plans to surprise his family with some food and presents he has stolen. Republic soldiers inspect households every few months to make sure no one is infected if someone has the plague, the front door of their home is spray-painted with a red ‘X’ and quarantined. Each week, they spy on Day’s family to make sure they haven’t caught the plague that is wreaking havoc in the poor sectors of the city. Day and his friend Tess live in an abandoned warehouse and forage to survive. Legend takes place in the Republic stronghold of Los Angeles, most of which has been flooded by a hurricane and replaced with a large lake.Īuthorities are hunting for a fifteen-year-old criminal named Day. Many years in the future, America is divided into two countries: the Republic and the Colonies.
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