Maxon Character Analysis

In the beginning of the novel, Cass shows America missing her family because of the letter that her sister, May, sent from home. Cass proves this in the book, “I should’ve been there, I wasn’t though. I was here.” (Cass 5). This illustrates America sacrificing time with her family for her future of being with Maxon. This is a hard sacrifice because America wants to be there for her family and their difficult times. This would be better for the future she wants because she’d get to stay with Maxon. To conclude, America made a hard sacrifice of staying at the palace for the future she wants with Maxon.

Looking deeper into the scene, Cass creates author's craft of May’s letter. The book states,
“Ames, we’re aunts! I wish you were here to meet her in person, but we all understand that you need to be at the palace right now. I can’t believe how pretty she is! Here’s a picture for you. We love you!
-May (Cass 5)”
This illustrates, America sacrificing time with her family for her future of being with Maxon. This is a hard sacrifice because
While this is a good point because America will see him every day and she isn’t sacrificing anything hard like his literal life. But clearly, this is a hard sacrifice because America has a hard time giving up Aspen because he was her fit true love, and used to be America’s real future. The novel states, “Aspen turned his accusing eyes my way, and the weight of his stare broke me” (Cass 278). To explain, before America told Aspen that she was going to marry Maxon, Aspen just looking at her almost made her cry. This shows that giving up Aspen was giving up all of their memories and moments that she would have to forget. She is giving up not just the memories but her feelings for aspen had to disappear and never come back. That proves that giving up Aspen was the hardest sacrifice America had to make for the future she truly