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What society believes is not always the right belief
The author makes it very clear that the story of Scythe is about morals. The society has allowed certain individuals to choose to kill, however this may not mean it is the right way of doing things. The reader is left wondering what is right from wrong.
People can change over
competition
Kostas Mateer, Ryan Miller, John Golden, Kevin Buchwald
Rowan and Citra are both civil and reasonable people but when you put them in competition - their motives and personalities shift to conform to whatever they need to in order to survive. Rowan is still sensible about his views on being a candidate for the Scythe's apprentice, where Citra takes a more radical approach. Competition ensues, following the principles of "survival of the fittest" ideology.
Scythe is an amazing work of literature as it dives into the depths of reason behind human existence. It will leave you deep in thought and Neal Shusterman does an outstanding job of leading you on an exploration of the morals and value of human life. Scythe introduces the reader to a deeper level of thinking and challenges the reader to think on their own about what might happen if we take technology to another level. Scythe is the perfect read for people really ready for a wake-up call to life.
The authors' tone in this passage is very foreshadowing of the fact that there will be a competition between Citra and Rowan at some point or another.
Paragraph
"They took to the court in earnest, and in earnest played to lose, just as Tyger had. Was this how it would always be? Was he now such an intimidating presence that even his own friends would now be afraid to truly challenge him? The only one who ever challenged him in any way now was Citra."
Ethics within the book are a prominent conflict, as the Scythes in the book have different opinions regarding the topic of gleaning - if it should stick to traditions where it is picked randomly, or if gleaning should be done in large numbers, or if they should even attempt to reduce the population at all.
Conflict
Rowan vs. Citra: Rowan and Citra are both candidates to become a Scythe's apprentice, yet only one may take the position, and the other will be gleaned.
This passage is talking about how Rowan is realizing that for the rest of his life, people will be living in fear of him except for Citra, who he will now be in competition with. He will now not have the opportunity to make friends and have a normal life.
The idea of spontaneous gleaning represents the supernatural aspect of the conflict. Most Scythes go around and randomly choose who to glean. This leaves one's chances to live up to luck.
Rowan realizes how much power a scythe actually has over people and that his whole entire life has been flipped upside down. The only thing he has to focus on now is not losing his temper and winning the competition between Citra and himself.