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Delirium by Lauren Oliver
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Pairing Day
The day when your Evaluation results are revealed, and your future spouse and life path are assigned.
Governor-Consort
The elected official responsible for maintaining order and promoting the cure in 'Delirium'.
Lena Haloway
The protagonist of 'Delirium' who ultimately falls in love and begins to question the society's rules.
Raven
A leader among the Invalids who helps guide Lena in the Wilds after she escapes.
Hana Tate
Lena's best friend who, unlike Lena, plays by her own rules, challenges the status quo, and exposes Lena to new ideas.
Annabel Haloway
Lena's mother, who could not be cured of deliria and is believed to have committed suicide.
Starter Home
The place where newly matched couples begin their life together post-cure.
Deliria
A term used in the book referring to love, which is considered a disease in the society.
Consolidation
The administrative process of establishing one's place in society after getting cured, including assignment to work and marriage.
Freedom Fighters
The term hints at characters in the novel who resist societal control to fight for love and freedom of choice.
Lauren Oliver
The author of 'Delirium' and various other young adult novels.
Alex Sheathes
A character who plays Lena's love interest and is an Invalid posing as a cured member of society.
Symptoms of Deliria
Includes emotional volatility, irrational behavior, and impaired reasoning, as believed by the society in the book.
The Wilds
The uncivilized areas outside the borders of the controlled societies, where Invalids live.
Bliss
The state of emotionless calm that cured individuals experience, devoid of passion or love.
Invalids
Refers to people who live outside the society's borders and are not 'cured' of deliria.
Portland, Maine
The primary setting of 'Delirium', representing a typical city under the dystopian government.
The Fence
The physical barrier separating the regulated society from the Wilds, symbolizing the division of two worlds.
The Book of Shhh
An acronym for the 'Safety, Health, and Happiness Handbook,' which is a guide for society's rules.
Cureds
People who have undergone the procedure to remove the capability of love and strong emotions.
Regulators
Armed enforcers in the society who ensure that rules are followed and cracks down on dissent.
Uncured
People who have yet to go through the cure procedure; mostly children and teenagers.
The Crypts
A prison for those who defy society's rules, resist the cure, or exhibit signs of deliria.
Evaluations
The process by which society determines a person's future partner, occupation, and place in society.
Resistance
A secret group opposed to the society's rules, cure, and restrictions on love and other emotions.
Border Patrol
The allocated force that guards the borders between the society and the Wilds.
The Cure
A medical procedure that the society administers to eradicate love (deliria).
Borrowed Time
The idea that the time before the cure is temporary and not as valuable, a societal concept that devalues youth and emotions.
Amor deliria nervosa
The formal name given to the 'disease of love' in the book's universe.
The DFA
Stands for 'Deliria-Free America', a pro-cure and anti-deliria propaganda group.
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