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Legend By Marie Lu: Character Analysis

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In the book Legend by Marie Lu the main characters June and Day face challenging dilemmas as they realize their actions have started a revolution against the Republic. Marie Lu was born in Beijing, China in 1984. Her chinese name is Xiwei. In 1989, Lu and her family moved from China to the United States living in Texas. She studied political science at the University of Southern California. Lu started writing as a young girl and she wrote novels for 12 years before Legend. As the two characters become infamous for escaping from the Republic’s clutches as June helped save Day from his execution, the pair undergo traumatic events and eventually hide in the outskirts of the Republic. The actions of the couple during the revolution build their

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