![]() Thus, their son Kile was the first child in Illéa who was born without a caste.īy the beginning of The Heir, the castes had been completely removed for a few years. ![]() In the end of The One, Maxon Schreave is named King when his father was killed by Southern Rebels he had been making plans to take down the Caste System, and he described to America that it was going to be a long process, starting with the Eights merging with the Sevens and so on.Ĭarter and Marlee Woodwork had the honor of becoming the first casteless citizens before the abolishment of the castes was even publicly announced. This is why Aspen did not want to marry America in the beginning of the story: he did not want to force her to move lower down the caste system, to a Six, and suffer what he was suffering. It is said that when a female gets married, they will take the caste of their husband. When the caste system first started, America's ancestors were sent a letter stating they were now Fives and their last names had been changed from "Cohen" to "Singer." ![]() Eight is the lowest caste and One is the highest in The Selection Series. When a character is first mentioned, there is generally a note made of what caste they are in. Not much is known of how the caste system in Illéa started, although it was hinted that people's castes were based on the amount of money their family donated to the government during the first war with New Asia. ![]()
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