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Sarah J. Maas

House of Flame and Shadow

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

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Essay Topics

1.

How is Danika’s motto, “Through Love, All is Possible,” felt throughout this novel? How do different characters interpret this phrase?

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King Morven is not offered a chance at redemption by Bryce, but the Archangel Celestia is even after her betrayal. What does the decision bode for Bryce’s future as a ruler?

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Consider the novel’s depiction of sexual consent. Tharion’s lies to the daughter of the River Queen, the Viper Queen’s drugging of her sexual partners, and Pollux’s treatment of Lidia are all instances of coerced sex. How does Maas portray these incidents of rape and how do they compare to instances of consensual sex?