When she mentions her 'dead' mother and how she always wore a specific necklace, he knew who she is.Īlex wants to show Lena that her mother is actually alive. While trying to gain Lena's trust and love, Alex finds out about her past life and family. He offers Lena the means of escape from the procedure that will destroy her ability to love. He was born in the Wilds outside the city and pretends to be cured to live undetected in the city and to partake in the resistance. However, only months before her scheduled procedure, Lena falls in love with an Invalid (a person who has not taken the Cure and lives in the Wilds), Alex.

Conversely, Hana is rebellious, goes to underground parties after curfew, and listens to music that is banned by the DFA. Lena is obedient, stays home after curfew, and listens to music that is approved by the DFA. Lena's best friend, Hana, is prettier, more popular, and richer than Lena. Lena has a sister, who is 'cured' of deliria and married. Lena, an orphan, lives with her aunt, uncle, and two cousins. The totalitarian government teaches that love is a disease, Amor deliria Nervosa, commonly referred to as 'the deliria.' A surgical cure for deliria has been developed and is mandatory for citizens of at least 18 years old. Electric fences separate the city from the Wilds, unregulated territory that was presumably destroyed by bombs. Travel between these cities is highly restricted. Civilization is concentrated in the cities that escaped the severe bombings decades earlier. The story is set in Portland, Maine, in the year 2091. Delirium is the first novel in a trilogy, followed by Pandemonium, and Requiem. The story focuses on a young woman, Lena Haloway, who falls in love in a society where love is seen as a disease. Delirium is a dystopian young adult novel written by Lauren Oliver, published on January 1, 2011, by HarperCollins (HarperTeen).

Requiem by lauren oliver