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Celestine's Flawing

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Imagine a world in which everyone was pressured to be perfect; a world where those with imperfections are punished. That is exactly the world that exists in the book Flawed by Cecelia Ahern. The story follows Celestine, whose perfect life is forever changed by one decision to save another’s life. The title that the author chose is extremely appropriate for this story for many reasons. Flawed is the best title for this book because it represents the society at the time, it describes the main character, and it shows Celestine’s opinion about her life. One reason why the title Flawed fits the book perfectly is because it represents those in Celestine’s society who are frowned upon. To begin, the system of the Flawed was created by the government. …show more content…

The book is written by following Celestine around in her life, and a majority of the book is about her life after she is dubbed Flawed. By naming it Flawed, one would infer that this book would be about someone who is flawed, which is absolutely correct. Also relating to Celestine, she believes that the whole system of Flawed and normal people is a system that is flawed in its own way. Everyone treats the Flawed as if they are less than human and not worthy of luxuries or equality. When Celestine was testifying in court after helping an old man who happened to be Flawed, she said, “I didn’t care if he was Flawed, I just saw a person, a human being… who no one was helping” (Ahern 104). Later, she is named Flawed and this opens her eyes to the harsh reality around her. All of the antipathy and disgusting looks that are geared toward the Flawed cause Celestine to become even more repulsed by society around her. She is unable to see how doing one wrong thing in someone’s life should result in a punishment so severe as to be completely separated from the rest of the world. To her, this system created by the Guild makes their country worse instead of better. For this, Flawed is a perfect title because it represents just how faulty Celestine believes the rules

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