Dystopian And Survival In Cassie's The 5th Wave

Every dystopian book has a purpose, in which characters can be affected and most make sacrifices. Such sacrifices are to strengthen them to seek for something or someone. In Cassie’s case, survival was the main motive. Survival skills were needed in order to persist the disaster caused by the waves in order to find her brother. But what mainly makes a book dystopian is the power that one group has over society as a whole. In The 5th Wave, the Aliens and the army have full control of the entire population which remains alive. The others (aliens) had full control when the waves stroke. Their purpose was to eliminate humanity, although not everyone died. On the other hand, the army took control of the youngest population, (including teenagers