Death-Cast In Silvera's They Both Die At The End

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Silvera sets this novel into a futuristic setting, intertwining today’s actions with tomorrow’s fate. Characters in Silvera’s They Both Die At The End live in a similar world as us, but with more advancements and predictability. For instance, the role of Death-Cast is to inform citizens when they are going to die. However, Death-Cast influences the characters to become extra-careful and observant and though it seems like the company is doing everyone a favor, they are really just indirectly manipulating people’s decisions and therefore the actual cause of deaths. Were it not for them, Rufus and Mateo would have never met, nor have died in a fire or been trampled by a car. Twitter and Instagram are still present in Silvera’s book, revealing