Eadlyn Schreave Character Analysis

Twenty years ago her mother won the crown and found her true love. It is now Eadlyn’s turn, as she comes closer to being crowned as Illea’s first queen. Eadlyn Schreave became queen in seven minutes. She beat her twin brother, Ahren, by just seven minutes. Now Eadlyn is in line for the throne. All her life she has been told the romantic love story of how her parents fell in love through the Selection. However, with no intention to repeat history again, Eadlyn tries to put of finding a companion as long as possible. After her parents dissolved the castes, people still discriminate other based on their old castes; causing multiple riots. To calm her country, Eadlyn reluctantly accepts her concurrence in her own Selection. A selection is when …show more content…
Eadlyn is sitting in her room with her maid talking about her husband. Eadlyn is curious about his job because of the caste that used to exist. She unintentionally insults Neena and she leaves without a word. Eadlyn is shocked that she left without curtsying or apologizing. However, this shows an example of Eadlyn’s conceitedness, “Just because Neena was in a bad mood didn’t mean she could get out of her work. I could take care of myself, and she could clean tomorrow” (180). Eadlyn did not showing sympathy for Neena even though she should have; she insulted her then didn’t apologize.
Eadlyn can also be bossy and at some times, even condescending as looks down upon some people below her. It is implied that she is also a perfectionist, always wanting her appearance and everything and everyone around her to be perfect too. Eadlyn, herself, admits that “I’m not as good at showing my emotions as other girls, so it comes across like I don’t care, even when I do. I like to keep things to myself. It looks bad, I know, but it’s real” (298). Even though she is trying to be perfect, she realizes some of her flaws throughout the book and this helps her develop emotions she has never came in contact