Social Issue

Clare Cassandra. City of Glass.Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division. 2009.

A social issue in my book is the misuse of power. The Clave is the one of the most powerful group of people within my book. They are usually good at the way that they use their power, but it changes in my book. They put Simon in jail, with no actual proof that he deserves to be in it. "There was a scraping sound, like iron dragging over stone, and Simon was thrown forward to land on his hands and knees on the hard ground."(Clare 87)After this they start to use their power to make stories that aren't true. ""Now let me tell you a story. It goes like this. The Lightwoods were once part of the Circle. At some point they recanted and were granted mercy on the grounds that they stayed out of Idris, went to New York, and ran the Institute there. Their blameless record began to win them back the trust of the Clave. But all along they knew Valentine was alive. All along they were his loyal servants. They took in his son-""(Clare 106) This is a misuse of their power because they are just using it to hide the fact that they do not want people to find out what is really happening. This is significant because it cause problems within the Clave, and also helps Valentine with his plan.