Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Noughts and Crosses is an amazing novel written by Malorie Blackman, about a world that is divided in two, the dark skinned crosses and the light skinned noughts. Crosses are the most privileged race and are the rulers, noughts are slaves to the crosses and are second class citizens that are treated very poorly, quite a lot like what’s happening in our world today but if the race and class were switched. Sephy is one of the main characters, she is a cross and a daughter to Kamal Hadley, who is very powerful and has a lot of control over the world. Callum is a nought, a son of Maggie McGregor, which is Sephy’s nanny. Their close childhood friendship slowly turns into love, and becomes stronger the older they get.
I was amazed and happy that Sephy and Callum continued to secretly see each other even after Maggie lost her job as Sephy’s nanny, and even though they were forced to lie and make up excuses so they could meet each day, I think it’s incredible how much they would do for each other, no matter how difficult it is, and this shows me to be dedicated and have trust in others even when things are tough, but this can also show that most secrets cannot last forever and sometimes they may need to be told for the best.
In the novel, a new law had been passed that a limited number of noughts would be able to attend cross schools and I was pleased that Callum had been accepted into Sephy’s school, Callum however knew that letting their close friendship go public could put each of them in danger, and I think that we can relate to this well, for example you could be talking to someone online or over text and not want to talk to them in person because you are afraid of what others will think and how they would react, this is quite common and relevant with teenagers today.
I was shocked to find out that Callum’s brother, Jude, and father were part of a nought terrorist group called the Liberation Militia, which was held
Noughts and Crosses is an amazing novel written by Malorie Blackman, about a world that is divided in two, the dark skinned crosses and the light skinned noughts. Crosses are the most privileged race and are the rulers, noughts are slaves to the crosses and are second class citizens that are treated very poorly, quite a lot like what’s happening in our world today but if the race and class were switched. Sephy is one of the main characters, she is a cross and a daughter to Kamal Hadley, who is very powerful and has a lot of control over the world. Callum is a nought, a son of Maggie McGregor, which is Sephy’s nanny. Their close childhood friendship slowly turns into love, and becomes stronger the older they get.
I was amazed and happy that Sephy and Callum continued to secretly see each other even after Maggie lost her job as Sephy’s nanny, and even though they were forced to lie and make up excuses so they could meet each day, I think it’s incredible how much they would do for each other, no matter how difficult it is, and this shows me to be dedicated and have trust in others even when things are tough, but this can also show that most secrets cannot last forever and sometimes they may need to be told for the best.
In the novel, a new law had been passed that a limited number of noughts would be able to attend cross schools and I was pleased that Callum had been accepted into Sephy’s school, Callum however knew that letting their close friendship go public could put each of them in danger, and I think that we can relate to this well, for example you could be talking to someone online or over text and not want to talk to them in person because you are afraid of what others will think and how they would react, this is quite common and relevant with teenagers today.
I was shocked to find out that Callum’s brother, Jude, and father were part of a nought terrorist group called the Liberation Militia, which was held