My idea is to sell a picture book
that tells The Story of the Pilot. It will include pictures that further expand
the story and would make the story more exciting as opposed to the
“word-of-mouth” telling of it in the book Reached.
The Story of the Pilot is the basis behind all of the Matched series. It is commonly referred to throughout all of the books, and is the underlying plot for all three books. It explains through a sort of “code” the story of how *the Rising began in the world of the Society (*the Rising is a group that was against the rules of the Society and felt that people should have more choice in their life). In the book Reached the first two pages are titled THE STORY OF THE PILOT (a kind of prologue to help the reader understand what is going on). The story is meant to portray how many people felt they were being cheated out of their life and life’s experiences. Cassia demonstrates this when she says “Writing, painting, singing- it cannot stop everything. Cannot halt death in its tracks. But perhaps it can make the pause between death’s footsteps sound and look and feel beautiful, can make the space of waiting a place where you can linger without as much fear. For we are all walking each other to our deaths, and the journey there between footsteps makes up our lives,” She is trying to explain how the Pilot in the story wanted a better life for himself and the people; a life that was without fear. And she showed that he stopped at nothing to try and make that happen (even though his notions seemed impossible). Towards the end of the book, Cassia is reflecting back on her and her friends’ journeys and how they have been impacted by the Rising. She says “I remember what Anna called the three of us.
The Pilot. The Poet. The Physic.
They are in all of us. I believe this. That every person might have a way
to fly, a line of poetry to put down for others to see, a hand to heal,” This shows
how Condie used each of the characters to symbolize a key component that takes
place in all revolutions, and societies that are formed; The Pilot is the
driving force that takes the brunt of the work/labor, the Poet is the one who
keeps the past’s history and culture alive, while paving the way for new ideas
to come through, and the Physic helps to heal the aftermath of what had been
done for revolution to occur. Finally, the very last line of the book resounds
as Cassia states “There is ebb and flow. Leaving and coming. Flight and fall.
Sing and silent.
Reaching and reached,”
She is referring to the struggles and changes that come with
revolutions, but that ultimately in the end, goals can be “reached”. Bottom line is that by providing the readers with
a better understanding of THE STORY OF
THE PILOT it will hopefully give them a better understanding of what is
going on in the books, and will give them a new insight.
This idea will help the reader to
better understand and experience the book Reached
because it will provide a background (along with a visual) that will help
them to better understand the underlying plot and meaning that is incorporated
into the book, of how there is a struggle to achieve revolution, and ultimately
a better world. It could help broaden the book’s audience because it will help
to better explain some of the more complex details of the story, in a new,
interesting way. People who are already fans will enjoy it because it’s another
“partner” for the series, or a “companion-book”. Lots of authors have created
similar things that have sparked readers’ interests to stay interested in their
future works (Rick Riordan’s Demigod
Files or Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunter’s
Codex).
These are pictures of what every page of the book could look like...
