Enclave Book Response

Book Title: Enclave
Author: Ann Aguirre
Year of Publication: 2011
Number of Pages: 260

 Literary Elements
A. Narrator-First Person (Deuce)
B. Protagonist- Deuce and Fade: Deuce had the job of a Huntress in her enclave. She would travel the tunnels at night protecting the enclave against Freaks with her partner, Fade. She and Fade took the blame for another Hunter of hoarding information from the Wordkeeper. They were both then banished from the enclave and sent Topside. They then both had to fight off Freaks and a gang (The Wolves) in order to survive. 
C. Antagonist- Freaks and Wolves: Freaks were human-like creatures with sharp teeth and long claws. They survived by killing and eating humans, and sometimes destroying whole enclaves in the process. The Wolves were a gang of people that Deuce and Fade had come across in their process of searching for the place Fade's father had talked about. The Wolves tried to kill Deuce and Fade, but were not successful in doing so.
D. Setting- "He was right. When I looked at the ground, the terror dialed back. From that point, I didn't look up more than I had to. Tall things surrounded us, mostly blocking my view. Shards of glass and broken stones littered the ground. The air was full of sounds I couldn't identify, after having known only enclave noises. Wind rustled through rock, creating a mournful kind of song. Chitters and scrapes alarmed me. We weren't alone, and I didn't like not knowing what waited in the dark."  The setting created an eerie feeling and a feeling of helplessness.
E. Conflict- The conflict was man vs. man as well as man vs. nature. Deuce had to face the Freaks as well as face nature because she had never been Topside before and never experienced any of the noises and sights that Topside consisted of.
F. Theme- Not knowing what is going to happen next can be the hardest part of being able to survive in this world.
G. Historical Context- The fact that the book takes place after something drastic has happened on the earth describes the historical context of this book.
Reflection
I thought this book was one of the best I've ever read. It kept my attention the whole time and made me want to keep reading to see what would happen next. This book reminds me of the Hunger Games in a way because Deuce is forced to survive in a world she doesn't know, much like how the characters in the Hunger Games have to survive without knowing what will happen to them next. I think this book would make a great movie because it has a great story behind it and would catch the attention of a lot of people. I would recommend this book to anybody who enjoys action packed and thrilling books. In a way it did end how I expected it to, and I don't wish it would have ended any differently.