June passed ‘The Trial’ with full marks, the only person ever to do so. He is now the Republican’s number one, most wanted person, though his family think that he is dead. He should have been shipped out to the ‘supposed’ labour camps for those that didn’t pass, but he managed to escape. Both sides want to take over the whole of the States and are fighting to do just that.ĭay has been living on the streets since he was 10 years old, since he took the compulsory test know as, ‘The Trial’ to assess his worth in society, and failed. The Republicans have taken over one side, the Colonies running the other. The United States has been split into East and West sections. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family’s survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias’s death.īut in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.įollowing the lives of two 15 year old’s, in a futuristic Los Angeles, California. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.įrom very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths-until the day June’s brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country’s most wanted criminal.

What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbours.īorn into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest military circles.

Irresistibly drawn together, neither knows the other’s past. Ultimately, Legend appears to inherit the didactic nature of young adult dystopian literature as it cast warning about absolutism of certain group, the danger of a certain policy in current society, and the importance of knowledge, individuality and freedom of choice.On the run and undercover, they meet by chance. In addition, Legend also demonstrates the use of discourse as a device to revolt. The resistance is manifested through actions which embody two major characteristics, aggressive or submissive.

For the young adult resistance aspect, the characters’ resistance acts are found to be directed towards subjection and domination. Additionally, the controlling strategy is supported by terror and knowledge concealment.

The findings shows that the controlling strategies in the society within Legend reflect two of Foucault’s techniques: geneses organization, and distribution system. This research employs Foucault’s discipline technique and categorization of resistance. This research attempts to discover how a young adult dystopian novel entitled Legend by Marie Lu portrays a totalitarian government controls its subject and the way young adult characters resists to it.