Many years in the future, the world has changed. The Government officials control the people's lives. No one with a caste lower than 3 lives to 18. They are all killed the day before their eighteenth birthday. Many people try to marry into the 3rd caste to escape death, but not many succeed.

Guiding Questions:
Who is the main character? What is their caste? How does this version of the caste system work? Who are the officials? Why do the officials control everything? What does the main character want? Why do they want this? How can they get it?