This really surprised me because I thought that dating a person for two years would have meant that they had a strong bond and connection. This just shows how important the Selection is . It’s an extremely big deal for Illea and lots of loves and feelings can be broken and hurt like this one. A perfect quote that relates to how America is feeling would be “Humans are fragile creatures made up of broken hearts and broken promises.” This quotes relate to this current rising action of the story because Aspen did promise he would love and stay with her forever. The timing of the break up made it even more dramatic because it was before the Selection. tend to feel like girls take emotions very seriously, especially America. It's her first break up and she honestly loved this guy so much she's willing to marry him. Then just one day before the day of the Selection and breaks up with her, kissing her one last time before he left . I would be crying until I had no tears to cry with anymore, just like